United Red Army (film)

United Red Army
Theatrical release poster
Directed byKōji Wakamatsu
Screenplay byMasayuki Kakegawa
Kōji Wakamatsu
Based onUnited Red Army
by Masayuki Kakegawa
Produced byMuneko Ozaki
StarringAkie Namiki
Go Jibiki
Maki Sakai
Arata
CinematographyYoshihisa Toda and Tomohiko Tsuji
Edited byTakeshi Seyama
Music byJim O'Rourke
Distributed byWakamatsu Productions
Release dates
  • August 26, 2007 (2007-08-26) (Yufuin Film Festival)
  • March 15, 2008 (2008-03-15) (Japan)
Running time
190 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Budget¥200 million[1]

United Red Army (実録・連合赤軍 あさま山荘への道程, Jitsuroku Rengōsekigun Asama-Sansō e no Dōtei) is a 2007 film written, directed and produced by Kōji Wakamatsu. It stars Akie Namiki as Hiroko Nagata and Go Jibiki as Tsuneo Mori, the leaders of Japan's leftist paramilitary group, the United Red Army. Akie Namiki was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress at the 2008 Asia Pacific Screen Awards.