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The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps (1962)

Genre : War

Runtime : 2H 30M

Director : Kiyoshi Komori
Writer : Kennosuke Tateoka, Mon Shichijo, Mitsuo Kaneda

Synopsis

The last fight put up by remaining forces and a special volunteer nursing corps in 1944-5.

Actors

Kanjūrō Arashi
Kanjūrō Arashi
Commander Ushijima
Sō Yamamura
Sō Yamamura
Taiwan Army Chief of Staff
Tōru Abe
Tōru Abe
Deputy Chief Kawanishi
Kôji Nanbara
Kôji Nanbara
Captain Oshima
Kichijirô Ueda
Kichijirô Ueda
Hajime Izu
Hajime Izu
Shinsuke Mikimoto
Shinsuke Mikimoto
Kyōko Ōgimachi
Kyōko Ōgimachi
Nurse Soga
Machiko Hasegawa
Machiko Hasegawa
Nurse Kitahara
Miki Nakasone
Miki Nakasone
Sachiko Kozuki
Sachiko Kozuki
Kuniko Omine
Ritsuko Nonomura
Ritsuko Nonomura
Head Nurse Oyama
Yuriko Katano
Yuriko Katano
Tomoko Kō
Tomoko Kō
Head Nurse Shibuya
Kumiko Mayama
Kumiko Mayama
Yoshie Tazaki
Yoshie Tazaki
Yuriko Omine

Crews

Kiyoshi Komori
Kiyoshi Komori
Director
Mitsugu Ôkura
Mitsugu Ôkura
Original Story
Mitsugu Ôkura
Mitsugu Ôkura
Executive Producer
Kennosuke Tateoka
Kennosuke Tateoka
Screenplay
Mon Shichijo
Mon Shichijo
Screenplay
Mitsuo Kaneda
Mitsuo Kaneda
Screenplay
Masao Koga
Masao Koga
Original Music Composer
Toshiro Omi
Toshiro Omi
Original Music Composer

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