The Battle of Okinawa (激動の昭和史　沖縄決戦) 52 years old

The biggest and last fierce battle in history! 90 days of turbulence that burned green and life!

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.

Credits

Chôtarô Tôgin as

Tatsuya Nakadai as Colonel Hiromichi Yahara

Hideyo Amamoto as Okinawa Regional Officer

Kamatari Fujiwara as

Yutaka Sada as

Keiju Kobayashi as General Ushijima

The Battle of Okinawa Cast

Name	Character
Chôtarô Tôgin
Tatsuya Nakadai He was 38, now 91 years old	as Colonel Hiromichi Yahara
Hideyo Amamoto He was 45, 77 years old when he died	as Okinawa Regional Officer
Kamatari Fujiwara He was 66, 80 years old when he died
Yutaka Sada He was 60, 106 years old when he died
Keiju Kobayashi He was 47, 86 years old when he died	as General Ushijima
Ryō Ikebe He was 53, 92 years old when he died	as Rear Admiral Ota
Sachio Sakai He was 45, 72 years old when he died
Ichirô Nakatani He was 40, 73 years old when he died	as Chief of Staff Ueno
Eijirō Tōno He was 64, 87 years old when he died
Kenji Sahara He was 39, now 91 years old
Akira Yamanouchi He was 50, 72 years old when he died
Hiroyuki Kawase He was 41, now 93 years old
Katsuhiko Sasaki He was 26, now 79 years old	as Communications Officer Miyake
Katsuhiko Sasaki He was 26, now 79 years old	as Communications Officer
Wataru Ômae
Tetsurō Tamba He was 49, 84 years old when he died	as Lieutenant General Isamu Cho
Masao Imafuku He was 50, 94 years old when he died
Hiroshi Hasegawa He was 37, now 90 years old
Takamaru Sasaki He was 73, 88 years old when he died
Shoichi Hirose He was 53, now 105 years old
Seishirô Kuno
Kazuo Suzuki He was 20, now 73 years old
Ren Yamamoto He was 25, 8 years old when he died	as Sergeant Omori
Yūzō Kayama He was 34, now 87 years old
Gorō Mutsumi He was 37, now 90 years old

The Battle of Okinawa Crew

Name	Department
Sanezumi Fujimoto as Producer. He was 61 (68) years old when He died	Production
Masaru Sato as Original Music Composer. He was 43 (71) years old when He died	Sound
Yoshirō Muraki as Production Design. He was 47 (85) years old when He died	Art
Kaneto Shindō as Writer. He was 59 (100) years old when He died	Writing
Ryôzô Kasahara as Writer.	Writing
Kihachi Okamoto as Director. He was 47 (81) years old when He died	Directing
Yoshitami Kuroiwa as Editor. He was 21 (62) years old when He died	Editing
Hiroshi Murai as Director of Photography.	Camera
Teruyoshi Nakano as Special Effects. He was 35 (now 88) years old	Crew
Kensho Yamashita as Assistant Director.	Directing

The Battle of Okinawa (52 years)