Burning Mountain River

The three Amaba brothers are second-generation Japanese Americans, whose allegiances are torn by the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Determined to show his loyalty to his adopted country, Isamu volunteers for the U.S. Army and is shipped off to fight in Europe. A second brother, studying in Japan at the outbreak of hostilities, is conscripted to fight against the Americans as a Japanese soldier. The third brother Kenji (Matsumoto) avoids conflict by enlisting as a military interpreter, in which capacity he witnesses the war crimes trials that followed Japan's defeat.

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First Aired

Jan 8, 1984

Last Aired

Dec 23, 1984

Episode Runtime

45m

Created By

Toyoko Yamasaki

Network

NHK

Original Name

山河燃ゆ

Country

JP