The Battle of Okinawa (1971)
2h 29m
Running Time
August 14, 1971Release Date
The Battle of Okinawa (1971)
2h 29m
Running Time
August 14, 1971Release Date
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Keiju Kobayashi
Gen. Ushijima
Yūzō Kayama
Actor
Tetsurō Tamba
Lieutenant General Isamu Cho
Tatsuya Nakadai
Colonel Hiromichi Yahara
Kihachi Okamoto
Director
Katsuhiko Sasaki
Communications Officer Miyake
Ryōzō Kasahara
Writer
Hideyo Amamoto
Okinawa Regional Officer
Kaneto Shindō
Writer
Ryō Ikebe
Rear Admiral Ota
Sanezumi Fujimoto
Producer
Ichirō Nakatani
Chief of Staff Ueno
Hiroshi Haryu
Producer
Masaru Satō
Composer
Ren Yamamoto
Sergeant Omori
Yoshirō Muraki
Production Design
Yoshitami Kuroiwa
Editor
Hiroshi Murai
Director of Photography
Teruyoshi Nakano
Special Effects
Kensho Yamashita
Assistant Director
Yoshihiro Kawasaki
Assistant Director
Shin Watarai
Sound Recordist
Kojiro Sato
Lighting Technician
Kotaro Tomita
Etsushi Takahashi
Masanobu Oki
Toshiko Nakano
Machiko Naka
Haruya Katō
Kōji Iwamoto
Hiroshi Hasegawa
Zan Fujita
Shin Kishida
Shigeru Kōyama
Kunie Tanaka
Takamaru Sasaki
Akira Yamanouchi
Eijirō Tōno
Masao Imafuku
Wakako Sakai
Akira Nishikawa
Kenjirō Ishiyama
Mayumi Ozora
Kenji Sahara
Gorō Mutsumi
Kamatari Fujiwara
Sachio Sakai
Hiroyuki Kawase
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 14, 1971
Original Name激動の昭和史 沖縄決戦
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 29m
Genres
Wiki.
Battle of Okinawa (激動の昭和史 沖縄決戦, Gekidō no Shōwashi: Okinawa Kessen) is a 1971 Japanese war film directed by Kihachi Okamoto from a screenplay by Kaneto Shindo and Ryōzō Kasahara, with effects by Teruyoshi Nakano.