Plot Summary

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.

Movie Details

Original Title
島守の塔
Status
released
Original Language
ja

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Production Companies

Mainichi Shimbun logoMainichi Shimbun
Shimotsuke Shimbun
THE KOBE SHIMBUN logoTHE KOBE SHIMBUN
The Ryukyu Shimpo logoThe Ryukyu Shimpo
The Okinawa Times
Sun TV logoSun TV