The Battle of Okinawa
激動の昭和史 沖縄決戦
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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Machiko Naka
Yūzō Kayama
Tetsuro Tamba
as Lieutenant General Isamu Cho
Takamaru Sasaki
Akira Yamanouchi
Sachio Sakai
Ren Yamamoto
as Sergeant Omori
Keiju Kobayashi
as General Ushijima
Tatsuya Nakadai
as Colonel Hiromichi Yahara
Hideyo Amamoto
as Okinawa Regional Officer
Ichirō Nakatani
as Chief of Staff Ueno
Wataru Ōmae
Naoya Kusakawa
Kunie Tanaka
Shin Kishida
Kenji Sahara
Ryō Ikebe
as Rear Admiral Ota
Kamatari Fujiwara
Wakako Sakai
Michitarō Mizushima
Eijirō Tōno
Chōtarō Tōgin
Etsushi Takahashi
Kotaro Tomita
Kōji Mitsui
Mayumi Ozora
Jun Hamamura
Katsuhiko Sasaki
as Communications Officer Miyake
Masao Imafuku
Kenjirō Ishiyama
Shōichi Hirose
Yutaka Nakayama
Shigeru Kōyama
Gorō Mutsumi
Yutaka Sada
Kazuo Suzuki
Haruya Katō
Hiroyuki Kawase
