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The Battle of Okinawa
The biggest and last fierce battle in history! 90 days of turbulence that burned green and life!
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.
Cast
- 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
Details
- Director
- Kihachi Okamoto
- Released
- August 14, 1971
- Runtime
- 2h 29m
- Genres
- War, History
- Studio
- TOHO
- Status
- Released
- TMDB score
- 7.8 / 10 from 16 votes
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