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Monument to the Girl's Corps
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Monument to the Girl's Corps 1968 Directed by Toshio Masuda あゝひめゆりの塔

In 1943, critical developments in the Pacific War have placed Japan at a disadvantage, although the fiery breaths of war hadn't yet reached Okinawa Normal School for women. Nothing seemed the least bit out of the ordinary, as Kazuko and her friends enjoyed a day of sports. A year later the war takes a devastating turn, as US forces plan an amphibious attack known as "Operation Iceberg" on the Ryukyu island.

Country Japan
Production Country Japan
Language Japanese
Spoken Language Japanese
Gneres Drama , War
Production Company Nikkatsu Corporation
Release Date 21 September 1968
125 mins
Cast
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Sayuri Yoshinaga Kazuko Yonamine
Mitsuo Hamada
Mitsuo Hamada Junichiro Nishizato
Masako Izumi
Masako Izumi Tomi Higa
Hideaki Nitani
Hideaki Nitani Hideo Akina
Yuji Odaka
Yuji Odaka
Yoshirō Aoki
Yoshirō Aoki
Emiko Azuma
Emiko Azuma
Kōji Wada
Kōji Wada Second Lieutenant Ohta
Eijirō Tōno
Eijirō Tōno Nakaji, Principal
Nobuko Otowa
Nobuko Otowa Hatsu Yonamine
Kan'emon Nakamura
Kan'emon Nakamura Noguchi, principal
Tetsuya Watari
Tetsuya Watari Young man
Meiko Kaji
Meiko Kaji
Rumi Goto
Rumi Goto
Crew
Director
Toshio Masuda
Toshio Masuda
Writers
Motonari Wakai
Motonari Wakai
Fumio Ishimori
Fumio Ishimori
Yasutaro Yagi
Yasutaro Yagi
Composer
Riichirō Manabe
Riichirō Manabe
Art Direction
Takeo Kimura
Takeo Kimura
Assistant Directors
Saburo Endo
Saburo Endo
Tōru Murakawa
Tōru Murakawa