Since the film portrayed prisoners of war held under inhumane conditions by the Japanese, there was a diplomatic row in May 1980, when a military band played "Colonel Bogey" during a Canadian visit by Japanese prime minister Masayoshi Ōhira.
The 1998 Masayoshi Ōhira Memorial Prize was awarded for his work in Freer Markets, More Rules: Regulatory Reform in Advanced Industrial Countries.
Masayoshi Ōhira | Masayoshi Nagata | Ryūhō Masayoshi | Masayoshi Yamazaki | Masayoshi Son |