Captive Hearts

original title:
Captive Hearts
other titles:
(Gefangene Herzen), Fate of a Hunter
country / year of production:
Canada , USA / 1987
original length:
97 min. , color
premiere:
USA: 5 June 1987
genre:
adventure
based on:
director:
Peter Almond
film script:
John A. Kuri , Pat Morita , Sargon Tamimi
producer:
John A. Kuri
cinematographer:
Thomas Vámos
editor:
Yurij Luhovy
composer:
Osamu Kitajima
cast (role):
Pat Morita (Fukushima) , Chris Makepeace (Lieutenant Robert) , Mari Sato (Miyoko) , Michael Sarrazin (Sergeant McManus) , Seth Sakai (Takayama) , Pat Morita , Chris Makepeace , Mari Sato , Michael Sarrazin , Seth Sakai
more:
plot synopsis:
During WWII young pilot Robert is shot down over Japan and is captured by the Japanese. He falls in love with the widow of the village elder's son, who takes care of Robert.
Robert learns to appreciate the villagers as people, not as enemies.

keywords:
pilot , mountains , captivity , friends on opposite sides
war:
Second World War (1939-1945)
literature:
Daws, Gavan: Prisoners of the Japanese, London [u.a.] : Simon & Schuster, 2006.
remarks:
availability:
VHS, DVD