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The Battle of Okinawa


The Battle of Okinawa

The biggest and last fierce battle in history! 90 days of turbulence that burned green and life!

The Battle of Okinawa (1971)

WarHistory

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.

Director: Kihachi Okamoto
Writer: Kaneto Shindō

Release Date: 1971-08-14
Status: Released
Run time: 149 min / 2:29
Production Company : TOHO
Production Country: Japan

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Casts

Keiju Kobayashi
as General Ushijima
Tetsuro Tamba
as Lieutenant General Isamu Cho
Tatsuya Nakadai
as Colonel Hiromichi Yahara
Yūsuke Kawazu
as Naomichi Jin
Ichirō Nakatani
as Chief of Staff Ueno
Ryō Ikebe
as Rear Admiral Ota
Shigeru Kōyama
as Akira Shimada
Kunie Tanaka
as Barber Higa
Eijirō Tōno
as Yoshijirō Umezu
Jun Hamamura
as Shuki Izumi
Akira Yamanouchi
as Shūichi Miyazaki
Jūkei Fujioka
as Sanada
Shin Kishida
as Meguro
Yūzō Kayama
as Dr. Higa
Mayumi Ozora
as Nurse Uehara
Wakako Sakai
as Tokashiki
Kenjirō Ishiyama
as Rikichi Andō
Hisashi Igawa
as Koichi Ito
Hirayoshi Aono
as Masao Watanabe
Gorō Mutsumi
as Yakamaru
Etsushi Takahashi
as Yokichi Kaga
Hideyo Amamoto
as Principal Noda
Masao Imafuku
as Principal Teruya
Kenji Sahara
as Teacher Tamayose
Yūsuke Takita
as Teacher Nakasone
Yoshio Katsube
as Teacher Yonamine
Katsuhiko Sasaki
as Communications Officer Miyake
Takamaru Sasaki
as Ugaki
Ren Yamamoto
as Sergeant Omori
Kazuo Suzuki
as Nakajima
Yutaka Nakayama
as Private Yoshizaki
Chōtarō Tōgin
as Suwabe
Kanta Mori
as Kimura
Hiroshi Hasegawa
as Sakaguchi
Masanobu Oki
as Sergeant Nakamura
Kōji Iwamoto
as Sergeant Fujita
Isao Hashimoto
as Captain Masunaga
Daigo Kusano
as Captain Okuyama
Yasuzō Ogawa
as Corporal Komori
Shinsuke Achiwa
as Hokama
Isao Tamagawa
as Kamai
Ryuji Kita
as Torashirō Kawabe
Minori Terada
as Mitsuru Yoshida
Hiroaki Abe
as Takushiro Hattori
Ben Hiura
as Lieutenant Nishioka
Yukiko Komura
as Kakazu
Takeo Chii
as Ogura
Shunichi Okita
as Private Nakama
Ippei Kawashima
as Private Izumi
Yōko Minami
as Mrs Shimada
Seishirō Kuno
as Third Squadron Commander
Haruo Suzuki
as Sergeant Major
Jiro Daimaru
as Nagano Officer
Wataru Ōmae
as Coastal Sentry
Kiyoshi Yamamoto
as Military Police Commander
Eimei Esumi
as Regimental District Headquarters Officer
Sachio Sakai
as Water Seller
Kōji Mitsui
as Old Man
Kamatari Fujiwara
as Old Man in Tomb
Imari Tsuji
as Old Woman in Tomb
Yutaka Sada
as Father in Tomb
Hiroyuki Kawase
as Child in Tomb
Machiko Naka
as Mother
Shingo Hiramatsu
as Kyoto Buddhist
Yasuo Araki
as Officer
Jun Funato
as Officer
Toyoyuki Kimura
as Child Soldier
Hirohisa Sonoda
as Training Officer
Naoko Ohtani
as Young Woman
Michiyo Yamazoe
as Girl in Trench
Ryōsuke Kagawa
as Ill Man
Zan Fujita
as
Shōichi Hirose
as
Haruya Katō
as
Naoya Kusakawa
as
Michitarō Mizushima
as
Toshiko Nakano
as
Akira Nishikawa
as
Itaru Ose
as
Kotaro Tomita
as
Kiyoshi Kobayashi
as Narrator (voice)
Kihachi Okamoto
as Officer Spotting Enemy Ship (uncredited)
Kōji Uruki
as Soldier (uncredited)
Takuzō Kumagai
as Government Official (uncredited)
Keiji Sakakida
as Government Official (uncredited)
Akio Kusama
as Government Official (uncredited)
Kamayuki Tsubono
as Government Official (uncredited)
Ichirō Chiba
as Chiba Resident (uncredited)
Junpei Natsuki
as Citizen (uncredited)
Haruya Sakamoto
as Staff Officer (uncredited)
Rinsaku Ogata
as Soldier (uncredited)
Shizuko Higashi
as Nurse (uncredited)

Crew

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

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