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