Movie Description
ひめゆりの塔
(1953)Overview
A group of Okinawan high school girls are drafted as nurses during the American invasion of the island. As the enemy army advances further, the situation for the girls becomes increasingly desperate as food and shelter run out and the number of injured climbs, leading to the film's tragic finale.
Featured Crew
- Director : Tadashi Imai
- Producer : Takero Itō,Mitsuo Makino
- Editor : Akikazu Kono
- Cast : Keiko Tsushima,Eiji Okada,Kinzō Shin,Fusatarō Ishijima,Taiji Tonoyama,Akitake Kōno,Shunji Kasuga,Takashi Kanda,Tadashi Minamikawa,Gen Shimizu,Kyōko Kagawa,Chieko Seki,Miki Odagiri,Kaneko Iwasaki,Machiko Tokunaga,Junko Uozumi,Misako Watanabe,Yūko Kusunoki,Hiroko Matsui,Kikuko Hasegawa,Hiroko Sugita,Sumie Nakazawa,Chiyoko Shimizu,Akiko Suzuki,Susumu Fujita,Yasumi Hara,Yoshi Katō,Kōichi Hayashi,Izumi Hara,Koji Kiyomura,Yoshio Tsuchiya,Ko Ishida,Toru Takeuchi,Jûzô Dôsan,Kimio Shimazaki,Ei Iwagami,Akikazu Takizawa,Takanobu Hozumi,Yahachiro Toyono,Hiroshi Funayama,Midori Yamamoto,Harue Tone,Haruko Toda,Goro Morino,Keiichi Shimada,Fudeko Tanaka,Hisako Hara,Fumiyo Yanagi,Hajime Kubo,Suzuko Oshima,Eizo Tanaka,Kazuko Yamamoto
Cast
Teacher Miyagi
Teacher Tamai
Fumi Uehara
Dr. Oka
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Facts
Original Titleひめゆりの塔
Status Released
Release Information
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1953-01-09
Original LanguageUnknown
Runtime 02h 08m
Production CompaniesToei Company
Genres
- War
- Drama