Okinawa supai senshi / kantoku Mikami Chie, Ōya Hideyo ; seisaku Documentary Japan [and three others].
沖縄スパイ戦史 監督三上智恵, 大矢英代 ; 製作DOCUMENTARY JAPAN [and three others].

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Mikami, Chie, fim director, on-screen participant.

Ōya, Hanayo, 1987- fim director, on-screen participant.

Hashimoto, Yoshiko, film producer.

Kinoshita, Shigeki, film producer.

Katsui, Yūji, 1964- composer (expression).

Hirata, Mamoru, director of photography.

Dokyumentarī Japan, production company.

三上智恵, fim director, on-screen participant.

大矢英代, 1987- fim director, on-screen participant.

橋本佳子, film producer.

木下繁貴, film producer.

勝井祐二, 1964- composer (expression).

平田守, director of photography.

ドキュメンタリージャパン, production company.

Language:

Japanese

Subjects (All):

World War, 1939-1945--Underground movements--Japan--Ryukyu Islands.

World War, 1939-1945.

Operation Iceberg, 1945.

War--Underground movements.

Japan--Ryukyu Islands.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Feature films.

Nonfiction films.

Video recordings for the hearing impaired.

Video recordings for hard of hearing people.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (approximately 114 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequence ; 4 3/4 in.

4 3/4 in. color

Distribution:

[Tokyo] : Kinokuniya Shoten

[Tokyo] : 紀伊國屋書店

Other Title:

Also known as: Boy soldiers : the secret War in Okinawa

Place of Publication:

[Tokyo] : Tōfū, [2020]

[Tokyo] : 東風, [2020]

Language Note:

In Japanese with optional Japanese subtitles for the hearing impaired.

System Details:

DVD; NTSC; all regions; 16:9, letterboxed; Dolby digital, stereo 2ch; MPEG-2.

digital

optical

stereo

Dolby digital 2.0

NTSC

video file

DVD video

all regions

Summary:

"Okinawa, the chain of islands at the southernmost tip of Japan that are currently tattooed by US military bases. These islands became the bulwark to protect the Japanese mainland toward the end of World War II. After the Americans landed and a violent battle ensued, over 200,000 lives were lost, including many civilians. While the bloody war depicted in films such as 'Hacksaw Ridge' ensued on the surface, there was another secret war developing in its shadow that not even Japanese people are aware of. For over 70 years after the war, survivors have been afraid to share details of this brutal secret war which left deep scars that still have yet to heal. Guerrilla units composed of 15 and 16-year-old soldiers known as the 'Homeland Guard.' A forced civilian evacuation ordered by the Japanese army which resulted in a malaria epidemic that killed over 3,600 civilians. A military system enacted to control civilians which ended up encouraging them to mistrust and sometimes even kill innocent people. What sort of part did the young elite generals who had just graduated from the Japanese army's enigmatic 'Nakano school' play in this secret war? This documentary connects the dots in this hidden history in order to unveil horrifying truths. This film uncovers Japan's greatest taboos concerning the Battle of Okinawa, and also sounds alarms concerning the recent steps that the modern Japanese and American governments have taken toward remilitarizing Japan."--IMDb, September 15, 2022

Participant:

Cast: Chie Mikami, Hanayo Oya.

Credits:

Producers Yoshiko Hashimoto, Shigeki Kinoshita; music, Yuji Katsui; cinematographer, Mamoru Hirata.

Notes:

Wide screen (1.78:1)

Dual layer; aspect ratio 16:9,

Cataloged from disc surface and packaging.

Originally released as a motion picture, July 2018.

OCLC:

1346130099

Publisher Number:

4523215266246

KKJS-201 Kinokuniya