Heroic Purgatory (煉獄エロイカ) 53 years old

Heroic Purgatory

Rikiya Shoda is an engineer working for the Atomic Agency in Japan. One day, his wife Nanako returns home with a lost teenager called Ayu. A man, pretending to be the father, comes to get her back; Ayu keeps telling him that Rikiya and Nanako are her parents. Through this disruption, Rikiya suddenly starts remembering his youth as a revolutionary.

Credits

Heroic Purgatory Cast

Name Character
Mariko Okada She was 37, now 91 years old as Nanako
Kaneko Iwasaki She was 37, now 91 years old as Atsuko

Heroic Purgatory Crew

Name Department
Yoshishige Yoshida as Director. He was 37 (now 91) years old Directing
Yoshishige Yoshida as Producer. He was 37 (now 91) years old Production
Osamu Yamaguchi as Art Direction. He was 31 (now 84) years old Art
Toshi Ichiyanagi as Music. He was 37 (now 91) years old Sound
Masahiro Yamada as Writer. He was 13 (now 67) years old Writing
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Heroic Purgatory (53 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, September 26, 1970
  • Runtime: 121 minutes