Heroic Purgatory_
Rikiya Shoda is an engineer working for the Atomic Agency in Japan. One day, his wife Nanako returns home with a lost teenager called Ayu. A man, pretending to be the father, comes to get her back; Ayu keeps telling him that Rikiya and Nanako are her parents. Through this disruption, Rikiya suddenly starts remembering his youth as a revolutionary.
Starring
Mariko Okada, Kaizo Kamoda, Kaneko Iwasaki
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
Heroic Purgatory was released 56 years ago in 1970.
Overview
Rikiya Shoda is an engineer working for the Atomic Agency in Japan. One day, his wife Nanako returns home with a lost teenager called Ayu. A man, pretending ...
Heroic Purgatory is a Drama film with a runtime of 1h 58m.
CAST (20)
Mariko Okada
Nanako Shoda
KK
Kaizo Kamoda
Rikiya Shoda
Kaneko Iwasaki
Atsuko Saegusa
TT
Toru Takeuchi
Yasuo Kiyoshi
NK
Naho Kimura
Jyoko Shinjo
YM
Yoshiaki Makita
Shu Taya
KT
Kazumi Tsutsui
Ayu
KS
Kakuya Saeki
KM
Kenichi Matsuno
Go Endou
Takeshi Ōbayashi
Tetsuo Morishita
TK
Tatsuo Kobayashi
Katsuhiko Yokomitsu
HS
Hajime Shouji
SN
Suzuko Niwa
MF
Misao Fukaya
AT
Atsuko Tada
Nagatoshi Sakamoto
KH
Katsunori Hatano
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What is Heroic Purgatory about?
Rikiya Shoda is an engineer working for the Atomic Agency in Japan. One day, his wife Nanako returns home with a lost teenager called Ayu. A man, pretending to be the father, comes to get her back; Ayu keeps telling him that Rikiya and Nanako are her parents. Through this disruption, Rikiya suddenly starts remembering his youth as a revolutionary.
How long is Heroic Purgatory?
Heroic Purgatory has a runtime of 118 minutes (1h 58m).
Who stars in Heroic Purgatory?
The cast of Heroic Purgatory includes Mariko Okada, Kaizo Kamoda, Kaneko Iwasaki, Toru Takeuchi, Naho Kimura.
What is the rating of Heroic Purgatory?
Heroic Purgatory has a rating of 6.8 out of 10 based on 37 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (1)
Drama