Tower of Lilies
ひめゆりの塔
Release: 1953-01-09
·Runtime: 128m
·★ 6.8
War
Drama
A group of Okinawan high school girls are drafted as nurses during the American invasion of the island. As the enemy army advances further, the situation for the girls becomes increasingly desperate as food and shelter run out and the number of injured climbs, leading to the film's tragic finale.
Production Countries
Japan
Production Companies
Toei Company
Cast
Takanobu Hozumi
Fudeko Tanaka
Susumu Fujita
as Dr. Oka
Kaneko Iwasaki
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Harue Tone
Keiko Tsushima
as Teacher Miyagi
Takashi Kanda
Misako Watanabe
Yūko Kusunoki
Yasumi Hara
Hisako Hara
Taiji Tonoyama
Kinzō Shin
Chieko Seki
Junko Uozumi
Eiji Okada
as Teacher Tamai
Gen Shimizu
Miki Odagiri
Yoshi Katō
Izumi Hara
Kyōko Kagawa
as Fumi Uehara
