Okinawa
On the eve of their return to the states, the crew of the U.S.S. Blake is unpleasantly surprised when their new captain, Lt. Commander Hale, announces that they've been reassigned to the upcoming invasion of Okinawa. Wit
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Okinawa
A satirical comment on the 1972 reversion of Okinawa to Japan.
Okinawa
A group of teenagers grow up in Okinawa amid the protests and resistance against the presence of the American base in the island.
OKINAWA PHILADELPHIA
An Okinawan photographer, Mao Ishikawa was 33 years old when she crossed the ocean to Philadelphia in order to photograph the life of her friend, Myron Carr, a former US marine whom she met during his service in Okinawa
Okinawa Whale
M, who felt that he wasn't skilled enough in the film industry, began making his own film for the last time, aiming to have a personal achievement.
Bullfight in Okinawa
Chris Marker’s Bullfight in Okinawa is a bizarre, 4 min documentary that introduces viewers to Japan’s subterranean past time of bullfighting. Part of Markers five-film “Bestiary” series, Bullfight employs observational
The Battle of Okinawa
The Americans are swiftly closing on Okinawa, an island just south of the Japanese mainland. The Imperial command sends top generals and several army divisions to defend it at all costs. The mission quickly degenerates a
Okinawa: The Afterburn
On April 1, 1945, the United States military launched its invasion of the main island of Okinawa, the start of a battle that was to last 12 weeks and claim the lives of some 240,000 people. This film depicts the Battle
Okinawa Interlude
The crew of the Red Ocean, shipwrecked off Taiwan, was mostly rescued, but only the radio operator Toyono was missing. Toyono, drifting at sea, was rescued by a smuggling ship. However, fearing the secret would leak, the
Okinawa Saudade
A documentary depicting the journey of Okinawan-Brazilian descendants returning to their ancestral homeland and engaging with its history and culture.
Via Okinawa
During the Vietnam War era, the influx of American soldiers to Okinawa boosted the local economy and introduced many bars and nightclubs. With exhausting displays of energy, Sai presents a whirlwind romance between a loc
Okinawa Graveyard Club
Captured in black and white, Chikako Yamashiro is in tennis wear dancing in frenzied fashion to club beats in front of a tombstone in broad daylight. As her miniskirt gleams in the dazzling sunlight, a sun visor casts a
Battle of Okinawa in Color
By mid-1945, Hitler is dead and the war has ended in Europe. Halfway around the world, however, the fighting is still going strong on a small island in the Pacific. Okinawa was the site of the last battle of the last gre
Okinawa Rendez-vous
The girlfriend of a Yakuza leader runs away with his money and valuable belonging, which contains blueprints of his next plans.
Ryukyu Kingdom: Made in Okinawa
A Ryūkyū man dressed in a traditional bashōfu (芭蕉布 / banana plant cloth) kimono lies on the beach looking out to the sea. As he lies there, we witness the passage of time on the islands. At first there is peace and tim
Adventures of Paradise: Tales from Okinawa
Five authentic tales of people young and old, searching for a fresh adventure and new beginnings, all with one thing in common - they all take place on the exquisite island of Okinawa.
Okinawa/Santos
During World War II, many Japanese immigrants in Santos, Brazil, were forced to move to another place. Matsubayashi draws attention to the fact that 60% of the immigrants were from Okinawa. Based on testimonies from inte
Yuntanza Okinawa
38 years after the Pacific War, 84 victims of a mass suicide ordered by the Japanese military were uncovered in a cave in Yomitan village. This film contains the testimonies of some of the survivors, the story of a sculp
Okinawa Islands
A film documenting life in Okinawa under the domination of American military bases
Okinawa: The Final Battle
OKINAWA: THE FINAL BATTLE is a riveting look at one of the most storied engagements in military history. Soldiers who were there, including USMC General Victor Krulak and Colonel Joseph Alexander (author of Utmost Savage