New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line was released on April 22, 1972.

New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line was directed by Yasuzō Masumura.

New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line has a runtime of 1h 32m.

New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line was produced by Shintarō Katsu.

The story is presented as a voiced-over narrative by Arita (Takahiro Tamura), speaking long after the events of the film. In a remote army base in Manchuria, near the Soviet border, long-serving corporal Arita hates the military and looks forward to the day he may leave. Although a university graduate, he has several times deliberately failed the exam for promotion and thus remains a corporal after four years' service.

The key characters in New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line are Kisaburo Omiya (Shintarō Katsu), Arita (Takahiro Tamura), Joe Shishido.

New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line is an Adventure, Comedy, Crime film.

New Hoodlum Soldier Story: Firing Line has an audience rating of 6.4 out of 10.