The true story of the brutal World War II military campaign fought between Australia and Japan in the green hell of the mountains of Papua New Guinea. Told from both the Japanese and Australian perspectives the documentary also explores the impact of the decisions of high command on the soldiers at the front line.
William McInnes
as Himself - Narrator
Harry Greenwood
as "Smoky" Hawson
Kengo Hasuo
as Seiro Okoda
Kuni Hashimoto
as Major General Horii
Alan David Lee
as Brigadier Arnold Patts
Kim Knuckey
as General Blamey
Sean Barker
as Chester Wilmot
Kentaro Hara
as Lt. Colonel Sakamoto
Aaron J. March
as Captain Basil Catterns
Yutaka Izumihara
as Lt. Colonel Tanaka
