Blood Oath is a 1990 Australian feature film, known in some countries as Prisoners of the Sun. The film is based on the real-life trial of Japanese soldiers for war crimes committed against Allied prisoners of war on the island of Ambon, in the Netherlands East Indies (Indonesia), such as the Laha massacre of 1942. Bryan Brown (born June 23, 1947 in Sydney) is an Australian actor. ... George Hosato Takei (IPA: ) (b. ... Terrance Terry OQuinn (born on July 15, 1952) is an Emmy Award nominated American actor. ... // Chris Rock and Adam Sandler join SNL February 4 - Actor Tom Cruise and actress Mimi Rogers divorce. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... In the context of war, a war crime is a punishable offense under International Law, for violations of the laws of war by any person or persons, military or civilian. ... The Allies of World War II were the countries officially opposed to the Axis Powers during the Second World War. ... Geneva Convention definition A prisoner of war (POW) is a soldier, sailor, airman, or marine who is imprisoned by an enemy power during or immediately after an armed conflict. ... Ambon may refer to two geographical places. ... The Dutch East Indies, or Netherlands East Indies, (Dutch: Nederlands Indië) was the name of the colonies colonised by the Dutch East India Company which came under administration of the Netherlands during the ninteenth century (see Indonesia). ... The Battle of Ambon occurred on the island of Ambon in the Dutch East Indies, on January 30-February 3, 1942 during the Pacific campaign of World War II. During 1941, as the western Allies perceived the possibility of war with Japan, Ambon was seen to be a strategic location... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1942 calendar). ...

It was directed by Stephen Wallace and co-written by Denis Whitburn and Brian A. Williams. The cast included Bryan Brown, George Takei, Terry O'Quinn, John Bach, John Clarke, Deborah Kara Unger, John Polson, Nicholas Eadie, and Ray Barrett. Blood Oath was notable as the first feature film for both Russell Crowe and Jason Donovan, in minor roles. Bryan Brown (born June 23, 1947 in Sydney) is an Australian actor. ... George Hosato Takei (IPA: ) (b. ... Terrance Terry OQuinn (born on July 15, 1952) is an Emmy Award nominated American actor. ... John Bach (born June 5, 1946) is an actor from Wales. ... John Morrison Clarke (born July 29, 1948) is a comedian and writer. ... Deborah Kara Unger (born May 12, 1966 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a Canadian actress. ... John Polson (born September 6, 1965) is an Australian actor, director and founder of Tropfest. ... Ray Barrett (born 2 May 1927in Brisbane, Queensland) is an Australian actor. ... Russell Ira Crowe (born April 7, 1964) Academy Award-winning New Zealand and Australian[1] film actor. ... Donovan on the cover of the Especially For You single with Kylie Minogue Jason Sean Donovan (born June 1, 1968) is an Australian actor and singer, with world-wide record sales of over 30 million copies (singles, albums, compilation inclusions, etc. ...

The film was nominated for several AFI Awards in 1990, including "Best Film". It won the AFI Awards for "Best Achievement in Sound" and "Best Achievement in Costume Design". The Australian Film Institute (AFI) was established in 1958. ...

See also

• Netherlands East Indies campaign
• Japanese war crimes

The Netherlands East Indies campaign was the shortlived defence of the Netherlands East Indies by Allied forces, against invasion by the Empire of Japan in 1941-42. ... Japanese war crimes occurred during the period of Japanese imperialism, from the late 19th century until 1945. ...

External links

Prisoners of the Sun at IMDB

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