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The Battle of Okinawa

The Battle of Okinawa

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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.

Date: 08/14/1971
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Keiju Kobayashi, Yūzō Kayama, Tetsuro Tamba, Tatsuya Nakadai, Mayumi Ozora, Kenji Sahara, Katsuhiko Sasaki, Hideyo Amamoto, Ryō Ikebe, Ichirō Nakatani, Gorō Mutsumi, Kamatari Fujiwara, Takamaru Sasaki, Akira Yamanouchi, Eijirō Tōno, Sachio Sakai, Ren Yamamoto, Seishirō Kuno, Chōtarō Tōgin, Wataru Ōmae, Shōichi Hirose, Yutaka Sada, Kazuo Suzuki, Yutaka Nakayama, Zan Fujita, Hiroshi Hasegawa, Masao Imafuku, Kōji Iwamoto, Haruya Katō, Hiroyuki Kawase, Naoya Kusakawa, Machiko Naka, Toshiko Nakano, Masanobu Oki, Kunie Tanaka, Wakako Sakai, Akira Nishikawa, Kenjirō Ishiyama, Shin Kishida, Shigeru Kōyama, Michitarō Mizushima, Etsushi Takahashi, Kotaro Tomita, Jun Hamamura, Kōji Mitsui

Keiju Kobayashi as General Ushijima in The Battle of Okinawa Keiju Kobayashi

Yūzō Kayama as  in The Battle of Okinawa Yūzō Kayama

Tetsuro Tamba as Lieutenant General Isamu Cho in The Battle of Okinawa Tetsuro Tamba

Tatsuya Nakadai as Colonel Hiromichi Yahara in The Battle of Okinawa Tatsuya Nakadai

Mayumi Ozora as  in The Battle of Okinawa Mayumi Ozora

Kenji Sahara as  in The Battle of Okinawa Kenji Sahara

Katsuhiko Sasaki as Communications Officer Miyake in The Battle of Okinawa Katsuhiko Sasaki

Hideyo Amamoto as Okinawa Regional Officer in The Battle of Okinawa Hideyo Amamoto

Ryō Ikebe as Rear Admiral Ota in The Battle of Okinawa Ryō Ikebe

Ichirō Nakatani as Chief of Staff Ueno in The Battle of Okinawa Ichirō Nakatani

Gorō Mutsumi as  in The Battle of Okinawa Gorō Mutsumi

Kamatari Fujiwara as  in The Battle of Okinawa Kamatari Fujiwara

Takamaru Sasaki as  in The Battle of Okinawa Takamaru Sasaki

Akira Yamanouchi as  in The Battle of Okinawa Akira Yamanouchi

Eijirō Tōno as  in The Battle of Okinawa Eijirō Tōno

Sachio Sakai as  in The Battle of Okinawa Sachio Sakai

Ren Yamamoto as Sergeant Omori in The Battle of Okinawa Ren Yamamoto

Seishirō Kuno

Chōtarō Tōgin as  in The Battle of Okinawa Chōtarō Tōgin

Wataru Ōmae as  in The Battle of Okinawa Wataru Ōmae

Shōichi Hirose as  in The Battle of Okinawa Shōichi Hirose

Yutaka Sada as  in The Battle of Okinawa Yutaka Sada

Kazuo Suzuki as  in The Battle of Okinawa Kazuo Suzuki

Yutaka Nakayama as  in The Battle of Okinawa Yutaka Nakayama

Zan Fujita

Hiroshi Hasegawa

Masao Imafuku as  in The Battle of Okinawa Masao Imafuku

Kōji Iwamoto

Haruya Katō as  in The Battle of Okinawa Haruya Katō

Hiroyuki Kawase as  in The Battle of Okinawa Hiroyuki Kawase

Naoya Kusakawa as  in The Battle of Okinawa Naoya Kusakawa

Machiko Naka as  in The Battle of Okinawa Machiko Naka

Toshiko Nakano

Masanobu Oki

Kunie Tanaka as  in The Battle of Okinawa Kunie Tanaka

Wakako Sakai as  in The Battle of Okinawa Wakako Sakai

Akira Nishikawa

Kenjirō Ishiyama as  in The Battle of Okinawa Kenjirō Ishiyama

Shin Kishida as  in The Battle of Okinawa Shin Kishida

Shigeru Kōyama as  in The Battle of Okinawa Shigeru Kōyama

Michitarō Mizushima as  in The Battle of Okinawa Michitarō Mizushima

Etsushi Takahashi as  in The Battle of Okinawa Etsushi Takahashi

Kotaro Tomita as  in The Battle of Okinawa Kotaro Tomita

Jun Hamamura as  in The Battle of Okinawa Jun Hamamura

Kōji Mitsui as  in The Battle of Okinawa Kōji Mitsui

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