A Soldier's Scent
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| A Soldier's Scent | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Henry Luttich |
| Written by | George Inaba Yukari Hasegawa |
| Produced by | Tarou Okusama |
| Starring | Nanichi Okada Helene Wakabayashi Albert Prince Kisara Yame Tarou Dalton Victoria Kitahara Emilio Dorino Nguyen Khan Tai |
| Cinematography | Riko Kashiwaki |
| Music by | Michael Prince All I Dream of Is You by Kaoru Shiono |
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| Distributed by | Endelmann Pictures |
Release date | 5 January 2019 |
Running time | 3-parts; 75 minutes |
| Countries | United Kingdom Nihhon-koku |
| Languages | English Nihhonnese |
| Budget | 10 million Gil |
| Box office | 1.1 billion Gil |
A Soldier's Scent is a 3-part 2019 Lucian-Nihhonese melodrama-war film directed by Inertia Award-winning director George Davidson, produced by Tarou Okusama, and written by George Inaba and Yukari Hasegawa. It stars Erebonian soldier and actor Nanichi Okada and New Akibander singer and officer Helene Wakabayashi in a lead role with the two confirming it as their last film before finally marrying and retiring from acting.
The film is the biography of Lucian Brigadier Tsukuyo Kushineda from her training as an officer in Nihhon-koku, to her draft to the Lucis Armed Forces during the Second Europan War, to her developing fame within the army, to her meeting and romantic story with Lucian General Archibald Sugiyama. The pre-film and post-film sequence parts featured real life interviews from Tsukuyo Kushineda and even containing pictures of the real life Archibald and Tsukuyo from their early years until their prime.
The film grossed 1.1 billion Gil and received critical reception. It scored 98.5/100 on Spinning Onions, receiving an Inertia award for Best Film of 2019, as well as earning 1.1 billion Gil worldwide, the highest grossing film of 2019. It was distributed by Endelmann Pictures and released on January 5, 2019. As the film was a request of Brigadier Kushineda, Half of the proceeds went to the charity that she established, the Archibald and Tsukuyo Sugiyama Veterans Health Association which not only supported Health of aging veterans, but also providing education fees for the grandchildren of veterans.
Plot
Part 1: Tsukuyo's Early Years; Second Europan War Begins; Meeting with Archibald
Part 2: Start of a Love Story; Archibald and Tsukuyo's Fairytale Wedding; Holding On
Part 3: End of the War; Settling Down and Family Building
Cast
- Helene Wakabayashi as Lucian Brigadier Tsukuyo Kushineda; From her early years to her meeting the one she'll soon love, Tsukuyo is a free-spirited woman with hopes and dreams while driven with optimism. Archibald considers her to be his comfort friend and eventually uttered the film's famous line; "There can be nothing like you. I can never have so much feelings for any other woman than you."
- Nanichi Okada as Lucian General Archibald Sugiyama; Overall commander of the Commonwealth Forces in the Middle-East. Tsukuyo's former commander and soon, her lover. Developing feelings by work, Tsukuyo had always watched over Archibald from his battlefield stress and opts to never leave his side no matter what the cost.
- Albert Prince as Gallian Brigadier Friedrich O'Connelly; Sugiyama's second-in-command before Tsukuyo. He always remains as a firm commander of the Gallian forces. He has feelings for his subordinate, Miya Amakawa and eventually marrying her when the war ended.
- Kisara Yame as Nihhonese-Gallian Executive Officer Miya Amakawa; O'Connelly's lover and later, wife.
- Tarou Dalton as Yousuke Kushineda; Tsukuyo's father.
- Victoria Kitahara as Maika Kushineda; Tsukuyo's mother.
- Emilio Dorino as Archadian Marshal Konrado Palumbo; Archibald's Archadian enemy. He was defeated by Archibald in several battles from the Middle East to South Asianna.
- Nguyen Khan Tai as Quenminese Marshal Kiều Dũng Quang; Archibald's Quenminese enemy. He was defeated several times by Archibald and Tsukuyo until his replacement.