Tower of Lilies
7.0
A group of Okinawan high school girls are drafted as nurses during the American invasion of the island. As the enemy army advances further, the situation for the girls becomes increasingly desperate as food and shelter run out and the number of injured climbs, leading to the film's tragic finale.
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Cast
65 people
Keiko Tsushima
Teacher Miyagi
Known for
Seven Samurai
The Flavor of Green Tea Over Rice
Eiji Okada
Teacher Tamai
Known for
Woman in the Dunes
Hiroshima Mon Amour
Hiroshi Okawa
Tadashi Imai
Yōko Mizuki
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Hiroshi Ookawa
Kinzō Shin
Known for
Tokyo Twilight
Princess Yang Kwei-fei
Kazuo Kubo
Fusatarō Ishijima
Also in
Snow Trail
G-men of Japan 4: Special Armed Unit Mobilization
Yûji Koseki
Taiji Tonoyama
Known for
Onibaba
In the Realm of the Senses
Shunichirô Nakao
Tadashi Imai Director · Yōko Mizuki Screenplay Keiichirō Ishino Author
First release January 9, 1953 · Produced in Japan · Original title ひめゆりの塔
Production
Toei Company
Production
Japan
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Original title
ひめゆりの塔
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · January 9, 1953
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
Finland
October 5, 1999 · TV premiere
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