Battle of Okinawa - Production & Contact Info

Battle of Okinawa (1971)
TV-14
149 min | Drama, History, War

Battle of Okinawa (1971)

TV-14

149 min | Drama, History, War

Told from the Japanese perspective, this war drama captures the events of World War II's Battle of Okinawa - a massive amphibious assault by U.S. troops that left more than 150,000 Japanese civilians dead.

Director

Kihachi Okamoto

Writers

Ryôzô Kasahara | Kaneto Shindô

Producers

Sanezumi Fujimoto | Hiroshi Haryu

Composer

Cinematographer

Editor

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Updated Jul 17, 1971

Release date

Sep 11, 1973 (United States)

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