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Battle of Okinawa (film)
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Wikipedia article
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| director = Kihachi Okamoto
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| screenplay = Kaneto Shindo
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| narrator = Kiyoshi Kobayashi
| music = Masaru Sato
| cinematography = Hiroshi Murai
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| studio = Toho
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| runtime = 149 minutes
| country = Japan
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is a 1971 Japanese war film directed by Kihachi Okamoto from a screenplay by Kaneto Shindo with effects by Teruyoshi Nakano.
Release
'Battle of Okinawa' received a roadshow theatrical release released on 17 July 1971 in Japan. It received a general release in Japan on 14 August 1971. The film was Toho's highest-grossing film of the year, and the fourth highest grossing domestic release of the year in Japan.
The film was released theatrically in the United States by Min-On of America with a 149-minute running time on 11 September 1973.
Cast
See also
*List of Japanese films of 1971
References
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