Battle of Okinawa (film)

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1971 Japanese film
  • Sanezumi Fujimoto
  • Hiroshi Haryu[1]
Starring
Narrated byKiyoshi KobayashiCinematographyHiroshi Murai[1]Edited byYoshitami KuroiwaMusic byMasaru Sato[1]
Production
company
Toho[1]
Release date
  • 17 July 1971 (1971-07-17) (Japan)
Running time
149 minutes[1]CountryJapan

Battle of Okinawa (激動の昭和史 沖縄決戦, 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.[2][1][3]

Release

Battle of Okinawa received a roadshow theatrical release released on 17 July 1971 in Japan.[1] It received a general release in Japan on 14 August 1971.[4] The film was Toho's highest-grossing film of the year, and the fourth highest grossing domestic release of the year in Japan.[1]

The film was released theatrically in the United States by Min-On of America with a 149-minute running time on 11 September 1973.[1]

Cast

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Galbraith IV 2008, p. 276.
  2. ^ "日激動の昭和史 沖縄決戦". kotobank. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  3. ^ "激動の昭和史 沖縄決戦". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  4. ^ Galbraith IV 2008, p. 277.

Sources

  • Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1461673743.

External links

  • Battle of Okinawa at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
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