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Battle of Okinawa
Battle of Okinawa
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BATTLE OF OKINAWA

激動の昭和史 沖縄決戦 | Gekidō no Shōwashi: Okinawa Kessen

Directed by Kihachi Okamoto
Japan, 1971
Drama, History, War

Synopsis

It became known as the “Typhoon of Steel.” Told from the Japanese perspective, this war drama captures the events of World War II’s Battle of Okinawa — a massive amphibious assault by U.S. troops that left more than 150,000 Japanese civilians dead.

Synopsis

It became known as the “Typhoon of Steel.” Told from the Japanese perspective, this war drama captures the events of World War II’s Battle of Okinawa — a massive amphibious assault by U.S. troops that left more than 150,000 Japanese civilians dead.