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Tower of Lilies (1953)

Genre : War, Drama

Runtime : 2H 8M

Director : Tadashi Imai
Writer : Yoko Mizuki

Synopsis

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.

Actors

Keiko Tsushima
Keiko Tsushima
Teacher Miyagi
Eiji Okada
Eiji Okada
Teacher Tamai
Kinzō Shin
Kinzō Shin
Fusatarō Ishijima
Fusatarō Ishijima
Taiji Tonoyama
Taiji Tonoyama
Akitake Kôno
Akitake Kôno
Shunji Kasuga
Shunji Kasuga
Takashi Kanda
Takashi Kanda
Tadashi Minamikawa
Tadashi Minamikawa
Gen Shimizu
Gen Shimizu
Kyōko Kagawa
Kyōko Kagawa
Fumi Uehara
Chieko Seki
Chieko Seki
Miki Odagiri
Miki Odagiri
Kaneko Iwasaki
Kaneko Iwasaki
Machiko Tokunaga
Machiko Tokunaga
Junko Uozumi
Junko Uozumi
Misako Watanabe
Misako Watanabe
Yûko Kusunoki
Yûko Kusunoki
Hiroko Matsui
Hiroko Matsui
Kikuko Hasegawa
Kikuko Hasegawa
Hiroko Sugita
Hiroko Sugita
Sumie Nakazawa
Sumie Nakazawa
Chiyoko Shimizu
Chiyoko Shimizu
Akiko Suzuki
Akiko Suzuki
Susumu Fujita
Susumu Fujita
Dr. Oka
Yasumi Hara
Yasumi Hara
Yoshi Katō
Yoshi Katō
Kôichi Hayashi
Kôichi Hayashi
Izumi Hara
Izumi Hara
Koji Kiyomura
Koji Kiyomura
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Ko Ishida
Ko Ishida
Toru Takeuchi
Toru Takeuchi
Juzo Dozo
Juzo Dozo
Kimio Shimazaki
Kimio Shimazaki
Ei Iwagami
Ei Iwagami
Akikazu Takizawa
Akikazu Takizawa
Takanobu Hozumi
Takanobu Hozumi
Yahachiro Toyono
Yahachiro Toyono
Hiroshi Funayama
Hiroshi Funayama
Midori Yamamoto
Midori Yamamoto
Harue Tone
Harue Tone
Haruko Toda
Haruko Toda
Goro Morino
Goro Morino
Keiichi Shimada
Keiichi Shimada
Fudeko Tanaka
Fudeko Tanaka
Hisako Hara
Hisako Hara
Fumiyo Yanagi
Fumiyo Yanagi
Hajime Kubo
Hajime Kubo
Suzuko Oshima
Suzuko Oshima
Eizo Tanaka
Eizo Tanaka
Kazuko Yamamoto
Kazuko Yamamoto

Crews

Tadashi Imai
Tadashi Imai
Director
Yûji Koseki
Yûji Koseki
Original Music Composer
Shunichirō Nakao
Shunichirō Nakao
Director of Photography
Hiroshi Ookawa
Hiroshi Ookawa
Executive Producer
Keiichiro Ishino
Keiichiro Ishino
Novel
Yoko Mizuki
Yoko Mizuki
Screenplay
Mitsuharu Hirata
Mitsuharu Hirata
Lighting Technician
Kazuo Kubo
Kazuo Kubo
Art Direction
Michio Okazaki
Michio Okazaki
Sound Recordist
Akikazu Kono
Akikazu Kono
Editor
Shinji Murayama
Shinji Murayama
Assistant Director

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