Based on the true story of the Bandō prisoner-of-war camp in World War I. It depicts the friendship of the German POWs with the director of the camp and local residents at the stage of Naruto, Tokushima Prefecture, in Japan.

Directed by: Masanobu Deme
Written by: Motomu Furuta
Release date: 2006-06-17
Runtime: 135 minutes
Cast:
Bruno Ganz Bruno Ganz
Kurt Heinrich 
Jun Kunimura Jun Kunimura
Takagi 
Suzuka Ohgo Suzuka Ohgo
Shio 
Kostja Ullmann Kostja Ullmann
Herman Lake 
Hiroshi Abe Hiroshi Abe
Iko 
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Also known as:
  • The Ode to Joy
  • Ode an die Freude