Introduction to the movie "THE LEGACY OF THE SUN"

The novel "THE LEGACY OF THE SUN," set in the Tama Arsenal (now the Tama Service Auxiliary Facility) in Inagi City, was adapted into a film and was released nationwide starting in August 2011.
This work was written by the original author, Mr. Jiro Asada, while he was living in Inagi City, and the city of Musashikodama depicted in the work is modeled after Inagi City. Additionally, many landscapes reminiscent of Inagi City also appear.
The DVD of this work is available for purchase and rental, so please take a look.

Story

August 10, 1945, just before the end of the war.
Major Masaharu Mashiba of the Imperial Army (Masato Sakai) is summoned by the military leaders, including Minister of the Army Anan, carrying a significant secret mission.
Transfer and conceal the treasure of MacArthur, amounting to 90 billion yen (approximately 200 trillion yen in today's currency), secretly to the army factory, which was seized by General Yamashita.
That treasure was the military funds entrusted to the restoration of the homeland by Anan and others who realized the defeat.
Masahira carries out a top-secret mission with Lieutenant Koizumi (Seiji Fukushi) and Sergeant Mochizuki (Shido Nakamura).
20 girls are called up as part of the labor mobilization.
Unbeknownst to them, they are complicit in hiding treasures for the country, but as the end of their mission approaches, the higher-ups issue a merciless order to them.
What will be the fate of the girls? And what about the treasure?

Work Information

• Original Work Jiro Asada
  Works... "The Railroad Man (Poppoya)", "Riding the Subway (Metro)", "The Sky of the Blue" and others
• Director Sasebe Kiyoshi
  Works... "Half Fallen", "The Sea Without an Exit", etc.
• Cast Masato Sakai, Shido Nakamura, Seiji Fukushi, Yusuke Santamaria, Kaoru Yachigusa, and others

Distribution

Kadokawa Movies
(c)2011 THE LEGACY OF THE SUN Production Committee