Under the Flag of the Rising Sun

Under the Flag of the Rising Sun
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKinji Fukasaku
Screenplay by
Story byShoji Yuki
Produced by
  • Seiji Matsumaru
  • Shohei Tokisane
Starring
CinematographyHiroshi Segawa
Music byHikaru Hayashi
Production
companies
  • Shinsei Eiga-sha
  • Toho
Distributed byToho
Release date
  • 12 March 1972 (1972-03-12) (Japan)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryJapan

Under the Flag of the Rising Sun (Japanese: 軍旗はためく下に, Hepburn: Gunki Hatameku Moto ni) is a 1972 Japanese film directed by Kinji Fukasaku. It is based on two of the stories in Yūki Shōji's Naoki Prize-winning short story collection of the same name. The film was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 45th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.