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Monument to the Girl's Corps

19680.0 / 10125 min
Drama, War

Overview

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.

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

Crew

Motonari Wakai

Motonari Wakai

Writer

Toshio Masuda

Toshio Masuda

Director

Fumio Ishimori

Fumio Ishimori

Screenplay

Saburo Endo

Saburo Endo

Assistant Director

Takeo Kimura

Takeo Kimura

Art Direction

Riichirō Manabe

Riichirō Manabe

Original Music Composer

Tōru Murakawa

Tōru Murakawa

Assistant Director

Yasutaro Yagi

Yasutaro Yagi

Screenplay