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!

1971 ja 149 minutes

Rating: 7.5

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

Keiju Kobayashi

Keiju Kobayashi

General Ushijima

Yūzō Kayama

Yūzō Kayama

Tetsuro Tamba

Tetsuro Tamba

Lieutenant General Isamu Cho

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Colonel Hiromichi Yahara

Mayumi Ozora

Mayumi Ozora

Kenji Sahara

Kenji Sahara

Katsuhiko Sasaki

Katsuhiko Sasaki

Communications Officer Miyake

Hideyo Amamoto

Hideyo Amamoto

Okinawa Regional Officer

Ryō Ikebe

Ryō Ikebe

Rear Admiral Ota

Ichirō Nakatani

Ichirō Nakatani

Chief of Staff Ueno

Gorō Mutsumi

Gorō Mutsumi

Kamatari Fujiwara

Kamatari Fujiwara

Takamaru Sasaki

Takamaru Sasaki

Akira Yamanouchi

Akira Yamanouchi

Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Sachio Sakai

Sachio Sakai

Ren Yamamoto

Ren Yamamoto

Sergeant Omori

Seishirō Kuno

Seishirō Kuno

Chōtarō Tōgin

Chōtarō Tōgin

Wataru Ōmae

Wataru Ōmae

Shōichi Hirose

Shōichi Hirose

Yutaka Sada

Yutaka Sada

Kazuo Suzuki

Kazuo Suzuki

Yutaka Nakayama

Yutaka Nakayama

Zan Fujita

Zan Fujita

Hiroshi Hasegawa

Hiroshi Hasegawa

Masao Imafuku

Masao Imafuku

Kōji Iwamoto

Kōji Iwamoto

Haruya Katō

Haruya Katō

Hiroyuki Kawase

Hiroyuki Kawase

Naoya Kusakawa

Naoya Kusakawa

Machiko Naka

Machiko Naka

Toshiko Nakano

Toshiko Nakano

Masanobu Oki

Masanobu Oki

Kunie Tanaka

Kunie Tanaka

Wakako Sakai

Wakako Sakai

Akira Nishikawa

Akira Nishikawa

Kenjirō Ishiyama

Kenjirō Ishiyama

Shin Kishida

Shin Kishida

Shigeru Kōyama

Shigeru Kōyama

Michitarō Mizushima

Michitarō Mizushima

Etsushi Takahashi

Etsushi Takahashi

Kotaro Tomita

Kotaro Tomita

Jun Hamamura

Jun Hamamura

Kōji Mitsui

Kōji Mitsui

Itaru Ose

Itaru Ose

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