Jan 19, 2014
20 min
Full-HD

An American Piano (2014)

The true story of a young Japanese girl who played the piano for POWs during World War II and how it affected their lives. It is a story of humanity, compassion and the universality of music in helping to heal the rifts between wartime rivals.

Category

War History

Country

Japan

Companies

Visceral Psyche Films

Adam J. Yeend

Prisoner

Qyoko Kudo

Mrs Koshida

Jun Matsuo

Mr Koshida

Lou Ohshiba

Policeman

Leon Matsuda

Youko Koshida

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