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Monument to the Girl's Corps (1968)

Genre : Drama, War

Runtime : 2H 5M

Director : Toshio Masuda
Writer : Fumio Ishimori

Synopsis

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.

Actors

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
Yoshirô Aoki
Yoshirô Aoki
Emiko Azuma
Emiko Azuma
Kōji Wada
Kōji Wada
Second Lieutenant Ohta
Eijirô Tôno
Eijirô Tôno
Nakaji, Principal
Nobuko Otowa
Nobuko Otowa
Hatsu Yonamine
Kan'emon Nakamura
Kan'emon Nakamura
Noguchi, principal
Tetsuya Watari
Tetsuya Watari
Young man

Crews

Toshio Masuda
Toshio Masuda
Director
Yasutaro Yagi
Yasutaro Yagi
Writer
Motonari Wakai
Motonari Wakai
Writer
Fumio Ishimori
Fumio Ishimori
Screenplay
Saburo Endo
Saburo Endo
Assistant Director
Tōru Murakawa
Tōru Murakawa
Assistant Director
Riichirô Manabe
Riichirô Manabe
Original Music Composer
Takeo Kimura
Takeo Kimura
Art Direction

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