New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing LineMovie
The story is presented as a voiced-over narrative by Arita (Takahiro Tamura), speaking long after the events of the film. In a remote army base in Manchuria, near the Soviet border, long-serving corporal Arita hates the military and looks forward to the day he may leave. Although a university graduate, he has several times deliberately failed the exam for promotion and thus remains a corporal after four years' service.
About New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line
New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line is a 1972 movie directed by Yasuzō Masumura.
The production information lists a runtime of 1h 32m, production credits from Japan, an original language code of JA.
The credited cast includes Shintarō Katsu, Takahiro Tamura, Joe Shishido, Michiyo Yasuda. The synopsis above summarizes the central premise without adding details beyond the available title information.
