Cast
- David Bowie - Maj. Jack 'Strafer' Celliers
- Tom Conti - Col. John Lawrence
- Ryuichi Sakamoto - Capt. Yonoi
- Takeshi Kitano - Sgt. Gengo Hara
- Jack Thompson - Group Capt. Hicksley
- Johnny Okura - Kanemoto
- Alistair Browning - De Jong
- James Malcolm - Celliers' brother
- Chris Broun - Celliers aged 12
- Yuya Uchida - Commandant of military prison
- Ryunosuke Kaneda - President of the Court
- Takashi Naitô - Lt. Iwata
- Tamio Ishikura - Prosecutor
- Rokko Toura - Interpreter
- Kan Mikami - Lt. Ito
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