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沖縄スパイ戦史

沖縄スパイ戦史 poster
Genre
historical film
Country
Japan

How it feels

This documentary examines the guerrilla and spy warfare that took place during the Battle of Okinawa. It uses documents and testimony to reveal how a youth corps continued fighting after the battle ended and how island residents were forced to evacuate, leading to thousands of malaria deaths.

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What happens

『沖縄スパイ戦史』(おきなわスパイせんし)は、沖縄戦におけるゲリラ戦やスパイ戦を取り上げた、2018年公開の日本のドキュメンタリー映画である。 少年兵による「護郷隊」が沖縄戦終結後も沖縄本島北部でゲリラ戦を継続していたこと、地上戦のなかった八重山列島で住民が山間部への疎開を命じられ3000人以上がマラリアに罹患し死亡したこと、これらを指揮したのは陸軍中野学校出身の青年将校であったことなどを、資料や証言から明らかにしてゆく。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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