Monument to the Girl's Corps (1968)
Original title: あゝひめゆりの塔
Monument to the Girl's Corps is a 1968 Japanese-language drama movie directed by Toshio Masuda, with a running time of 2h 5m. It stars Sayuri Yoshinaga, Mitsuo Hamada and Masako Izumi.
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 as Kazuko Yonamine
- Mitsuo Hamada as Junichiro Nishizato
- Masako Izumi as Tomi Higa
- Hideaki Nitani as Hideo Akina
- Yuji Odaka
- Yoshirō Aoki
- Emiko Azuma
- Kōji Wada as Second Lieutenant Ohta
- Eijirō Tōno as Nakaji, Principal
- Nobuko Otowa as Hatsu Yonamine
- Kan'emon Nakamura as Noguchi, principal
- Tetsuya Watari as Young man