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The Battle of Okinawa( 1971)

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

Overview

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.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Keiju Kobayashi

      General Ushijima

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      Yūzō Kayama

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      Tetsuro Tamba

      Lieutenant General Isamu Cho

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      Tatsuya Nakadai

      Colonel Hiromichi Yahara

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      Mayumi Ozora

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      Kenji Sahara

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      Katsuhiko Sasaki

      Communications Officer Miyake

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      Hideyo Amamoto

      Okinawa Regional Officer

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      Ryō Ikebe

      Rear Admiral Ota

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      Ichirō Nakatani

      Chief of Staff Ueno

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      Gorō Mutsumi

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      Kamatari Fujiwara

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      Takamaru Sasaki

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      Akira Yamanouchi

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      Eijirō Tōno

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      Sachio Sakai

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      Ren Yamamoto

      Sergeant Omori

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      Seishirō Kuno

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      Chōtarō Tōgin

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      Wataru Ōmae

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      Shōichi Hirose

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      Yutaka Sada

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      Kazuo Suzuki

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      Yutaka Nakayama

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      Zan Fujita

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      Hiroshi Hasegawa

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      Masao Imafuku

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      Kōji Iwamoto

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      Haruya Katō

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      Hiroyuki Kawase

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      Naoya Kusakawa

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      Machiko Naka

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      Toshiko Nakano

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      Masanobu Oki

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      Kunie Tanaka

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      Wakako Sakai

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      Akira Nishikawa

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      Kenjirō Ishiyama

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      Shin Kishida

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      Shigeru Kōyama

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      Michitarō Mizushima

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      Etsushi Takahashi

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      Kotaro Tomita

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      Jun Hamamura

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      Kōji Mitsui

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    Original Language

    English

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    Keywords

    • world war ii
    • u.s. navy
    • okinawa
    • pacific war
    • japanese army
    • battle of okinawa
    • shōwa era (1926-89)