Together with Shimada Akira (Hagiwara Masato), the last appointed governor of Okinawa during the war, Arai Taizo (Murakami Jun), the chief of police of Okinawa Prefecture, goes beyond his duties and strives to protect the lives of the citizens of the prefecture. As the ravages of war intensify, the two, who each carried a heavy cross during the Battle of Okinawa, desperately devote themselves to saving the lives of the Okinawan people, with the belief that "life is precious." A human drama, set in Okinawa at the end of World War II, depicting the preciousness of human life. Directed by Igarashi Sho of One Step on a Mine, It's All Over.
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Masato Hagiwara
Akira Shimada
Known for
Cure
The Place Promised in Our Early Days
Jun Murakami
Taizo Arai
Known for
Ritual
Cutie Honey
Riho Yoshioka
Rin Higa
Known for
House of Ninjas
Gannibal
Katsuya
Known for
Giri/Haji
Yu Yu Hakusho
Natsumi Ikema
Known for
Nisekoi: False Love
Kyōko Kagawa
Known for
High and Low
Sansho the Bailiff
Takaaki Enoki
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Shō Igarashi Director · Michio Kashiwada Writer Ryuji Miyajima Editor
First release July 22, 2022 · Produced in Japan · Production Shimotsuke Shimbun, THE KOBE SHIMBUN
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Mainichi Shimbun
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Shimotsuke Shimbun
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THE KOBE SHIMBUN
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The Ryukyu Shimpo
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The Okinawa Times
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Sun TV
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Tochigi Television
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INOUE PRINTING
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TOROCCOFILM
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Storm Pictures
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Japan
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Original title
島守の塔
Original language
Japanese
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Japanese
Release dates
Japan · July 22, 2022
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