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BATTLE OF OKINAWA (DVD)
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BATTLE OF OKINAWA (DVD)
it is spring; nineteen forty five. the war is going badly for the empire of japan. outnumbered and outgunned; the soldiers of the empire are being forced back; island by island; towards the homeland.
all that stands between the heavy boots of the allies and the sacred soil of japan is japans oldest colony; the islands of okinawa. and the defenders of those islands; despite being stripped of men and supplies by an increasingly desperate imperial army headquarters; are determined and have been ordered to fight to the death and sell their lives for a very high price.
thus begins the story of the largest amphibious assault of the pacific war; pitting two hundred thousand battle hardened american troops against seventy seven thousand japanese defenders; with almost a half million native okinawans caught between them. the fighting was so intense that it is reported that almost half of the american forces needed treatment for shell shock. they were the lucky ones; when the echoes of the last shots had faded; twelve thousand five hundred americans; sixty thousand japanese soldiers; and one hundred and forty thousand okinawan civilians lay dead.
Comments by the Master: Director Kihachi Okamoto brings to life this tragic story in his unique way full of moments of joy and sorrow fear and heroism and his special brand of bleak black comedy.
Productcode: 37177
Directed by: Kihachi Okamoto
Run Time: 149 MINS
Language: JAPANESE
Subtitles: ENGLISH
Screen Format: Widescreen
Category: MOVIE
SubCategories: SAMURAI | MODERN | SHAOLIN
Format: DVD
Region: all
Year released: 1971