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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]
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| Directed by | Kihachi Okamoto |
| Screenplay by | Kaneto Shindo[1] Ryōzō Kasahara |
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| Narrated by | Kiyoshi Kobayashi |
| Cinematography | Hiroshi Murai[1] |
| Edited by | Yoshitami Kuroiwa |
| Music by | Masaru Sato[1] |
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Running time | 149 minutes[1] |
| Country | Japan |
Battle of Okinawa received a roadshow theatrical release released on 17 July 1971 in Japan.[1] It received a general release in Japan on 14 August 1971.[4] The film was Toho's highest-grossing film of the year, and the fourth highest grossing domestic release of the year in Japan.[1]
The film was released theatrically in the United States by Min-On of America with a 149-minute running time on 11 September 1973.[1]
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