Battle of Okinawa (film)

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Battle of Okinawa
Directed by	Kihachi Okamoto
Screenplay by	Kaneto Shindo[1] Ryōzō Kasahara
Produced by	Sanezumi Fujimoto Hiroshi Haryu[1]
Starring	Keiju Kobayashi Tetsurō Tamba Tatsuya Nakadai Wakako Sakai Mayumi Ōzora Yūzō Kayama Ryō Ikebe
Narrated by	Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Cinematography	Hiroshi Murai[1]
Edited by	Yoshitami Kuroiwa
Music by	Masaru Sato[1]
Production company	Toho[1]
Release date	17 July 1971 (1971-07-17) (Japan)
Running time	149 minutes[1]
Country	Japan

Battle of Okinawa (激動の昭和史 沖縄決戦, Gekidō no Shōwashi: Okinawa Kessen) is a 1971 Japanese war film directed by Kihachi Okamoto from a screenplay by Kaneto Shindo and Ryōzō Kasahara, with effects by Teruyoshi Nakano.^[2][1][3]