The Battle of Okinawa

Synopsis

The Americans are swiftly closing on Okinawa, an island just south of the Japanese mainland. The Imperial command sends top generals and several army divisions to defend it at all costs. The mission quickly degenerates as vital resources and troops are diverted to other islands. After a civilian evacuation ends in tragedy most of non-combatants are forced to remain on the island. Many convert to soldier status. Tokyo sends mixed messages that squander time and resources, as when they order the defenders to build an airstrip for aircraft that never come. The truth soon becomes obvious: the high command decides that the island cannot be held and effectively abandons the Okinawan defenders. When the Americans land many troops are deployed in the wrong places. As the slaughter mounts, a suicidal attitude takes hold. Okinawa becomes a death trap, for civilian volunteers and non-combatants as well.

Main Cast

Keiju Kobayashi

General Ushijima

Age : 86 | Popularity : 4%

Yūzō Kayama

Age : 87 | Popularity : 6%

Tetsurō Tamba

Lieutenant General Isamu Cho

Age : 84 | Popularity : 8%

Tatsuya Nakadai

Colonel Hiromichi Yahara

Age : 91 | Popularity : 9%

Mayumi Ozora

Age : 84 | Popularity : 3%

Kenji Sahara

Age : 91 | Popularity : 3%

Katsuhiko Sasaki

Communications Officer Miyake

Age : 79 | Popularity : 3%

Hideyo Amamoto

Okinawa Regional Officer

Age : 77 | Popularity : 6%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Production	Producer	Sanezumi Fujimoto Hiroshi Haryu
Sound	Original Music Composer	Masaru Satō
	Sound Recordist	Shin Watarai
Art	Production Design	Yoshirô Muraki
Writing	Screenplay	Kaneto Shindō
Directing	Director	Kihachi Okamoto
	Assistant Director	Kensho Yamashita Yoshihiro Kawasaki
Editing	Editor	Yoshitami Kuroiwa
Camera	Director of Photography	Hiroshi Murai
Crew	Special Effects	Teruyoshi Nakano
Lighting	Lighting Technician	Kojiro Sato
Department	Role	Name

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