Other author/creator | Okamoto, Kihachi, 1924-2005 director. |
Other author/creator | Shindō, Kaneto, 1912-2012 screenwriter. |
Other author/creator | Kobayashi, Keiju actor. |
Other author/creator | Tanba, Tetsurō, 1922-2006, actor. |
Other author/creator | Murai, Hiroshi cinematographer. |
Other author/creator | Satō, Masaru, 1928-1999, composer. |
Other author/creator | Kuroiwa, Yoshitami, film editor. |
Other author/creator | Tōhō Kabushiki Kaisha. |
Other author/creator | AnimEigo, Inc. |
Portion of title |
Okinawa kessen |
Variant title |
English title from container and disc label: Battle of Okinawa |
Abstract |
The final stand against the Allied onslaught on Okinawa became the bloodiest battle of the Pacific Theater, as the desperate Japanese Army demonstrates to the Americans what they should expect when they assault the Japanese mainland. |
General note | Originally produced as a motion picture in 1971 by Toho Co. |
General note | Extras: image gallery, program notes, theatrical trailer. |
Credits | Screenplay, Kaneto Shindo ; music, Masaru Satō ; editor, Yoshitami Kuroiwa ; photography, Hiroshi Murai. |
Cast |
Keiju Kobayashi, Tetsuro Tamba, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yuzo Kayama, Mayumi Ozora, Wakako Sakai. |
Audience |
Suggested rating: 18+ for violence, war themes. |
Technical details | DVD. |
Language | In Japanese with optional full or limited subtitles in English or English captions only. |
Genre/form | War films. |
Genre/form | Historical films. |
Genre/form | Fiction films. |
Genre/form | Feature films. |
ISBN | 1565674960 |
ISBN | 9781565674967 |
UPC |
737187011504 |