Brides of the Frontier (1943)

The only surviving film directed by Tazuko Sakane. A propaganda film to encourage Japanese young woman to move to Manchuria to become the wives of Japanese emigrants, so-called brides of the Continent. Villagers played roles different from their actual lives; single women from "school of training future brides" were recruited to act in the film.

Released Jan. 1, 1943 21 min None+

Genres: Drama, Short

Keywords: tmdb.propaganda, tmdb.woman-director, mdblist.imdb-short

Production Companies: Manchukuo Film Association, Manshu Eiga Kyokai

Country: Japan
Languages: Japanese