MacArthur's Children

MacArthur's Children (瀬戸内少年野球団) is a 1984 Japanese film. Describing the impact of the United States' occupation of Japan from the perspective of the inhabitants of a small, rural island community,   the film featured the big screen debut of actor Ken Watanabe.

The film was selected as the Japanese entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 57th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

Cast

 * Takaya Yamauchi as Ryuta
 * Yoshiyuki Omori as Saburo
 * Shiori Sakura as Takeme "Mume" Hatano
 * Masako Natsume as Komako
 * Hideji Ōtaki as Ashigara
 * Haruko Kato as Haru
 * Ken Watanabe as Tetsuo
 * Shima Iwashita as Tome
 * Hiromi Go as Masao Nakai

Production

 * Yoshinobu Nishioka -Art direction

Location
Filmed on Manabeshima, a small island fishing community in the Kasaoka Islands, of Okayama Prefecture on the Seto Inland Sea.