Blood Oath (film)

Blood Oath
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Stephen Wallace
Written by	Denis Whitburn Brian A. Williams
Produced by	Charles Waterstreet Denis Whitburn
Starring	Bryan Brown George Takei Terry O'Quinn John Polson Nicholas Eadie Toshi Shioya Deborah Unger Ray Barrett Jason Donovan
Cinematography	Russell Boyd
Edited by	Nicholas Beauman
Music by	David McHugh
Production company	Sovereign Pictures
Distributed by	Village Roadshow Pictures
Release dates	26 July 1990 (1990-07-26) (Australia) 26 July 1990 (1990-07-26) (U.S.) 15 March 1991 (1991-03-15) (UK)
Running time	108 minutes
Country	Australia
Languages	English Japanese
Budget	A$10 million[1]
Box office	A$707,194 (Australia)

Blood Oath, known in some countries as Prisoners of the Sun, is a 1990 Australian drama film directed by Stephen Wallace and co-written by Denis Whitburn and Brian A. Williams. The film stars Bryan Brown, George Takei, Terry O'Quinn, John Bach, John Clarke, Deborah Kara Unger, Russell Crowe, John Polson, Nicholas Eadie, David Argue and Ray Barrett. The film is based on the real-life trial of Japanese soldiers for war crimes committed against Allied prisoners of war on the island of Ambon, in the Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia), such as the Laha massacre of 1942.

The film was the first film debut for both Russell Crowe and Jason Donovan, in minor roles. It was nominated for several AFI Awards in 1990, including "Best Film". It won the AFI Awards for "Best Achievement in Sound" and "Best Achievement in Costume Design".