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Shimamori Tower

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Shimamori Tower
NR 2 hr 12 minDrama, War
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Together with Shimada Akira (Hagiwara Masato), the last appointed governor of Okinawa during the war, Arai Taizo (Murakami Jun), the chief of police of Okinawa Prefecture, goes beyond his duties and strives to protect the lives of the citizens of the prefecture. As the ravages of war intensify, the two, who each carried a heavy cross during the Battle of Okinawa, desperately devote themselves to saving the lives of the Okinawan people, with the belief that "life is precious." A human drama, set in Okinawa at the end of World War II, depicting the preciousness of human life. Directed by Igarashi Sho of One Step on a Mine, It's All Over.
StarringMasato HagiwaraJun MurakamiRiho Yoshioka
DirectorShō Igarashi
WriterMichio Kashiwada

Movie Details

Original Language:Japanese
Production Companies:Mainichi Shimbun, Shimotsuke Shimbun, THE KOBE SHIMBUN, The Ryukyu Shimpo, The Okinawa Times, Sun TV, Tochigi Television, INOUE PRINTING, TOROCCOFILM, Storm Pictures
Shimamori Tower on the Web:Official Website
Movie Tags:
based on novel or bookworld war iishōwa era (1926-89)okinawabattle of okinawa