Battle of Okinawa (1971)
- Original title
- 激動の昭和史 沖縄決戦
- Directed by
- Kihachi Okamoto
- Genre
- drama film, war film, historical film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 2h 29m
- Rated
- 16
- Rating
- 7.8 of 10 from 14 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This film recreates the 1945 Battle of Okinawa during World War II. It follows Japanese commanders and soldiers as they defend the island against the American invasion.
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What happens
Battle of Okinawa (Japanese: 激動の昭和史 沖縄決戦, Hepburn: Gekidō no Shōwashi: Okinawa Kessen) is a 1971 Japanese war film directed by Kihachi Okamoto from a screenplay by Kaneto Shindo and Ryōzō Kasahara, with effects by Teruyoshi Nakano. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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