Monument to the Girl's Corps (あゝひめゆりの塔) 55 years old

Monument to the Girl's Corps

In 1943, critical developments in the Pacific War have placed Japan at a disadvantage, although the fiery breaths of war hadn't yet reached Okinawa Normal School for women. Nothing seemed the least bit out of the ordinary, as Kazuko and her friends enjoyed a day of sports. A year later the war takes a devastating turn, as US forces plan an amphibious attack known as "Operation Iceberg" on the Ryukyu island.

Credits

Monument to the Girl's Corps Cast

Name Character
Nobuko Otowa She was 43, 70 years old when she died as Hatsu Yonamine
Mitsuo Hamada He was 24, now 80 years old as Junichiro Nishizato
Emiko Azuma She was 43, 85 years old when she died
Kôji Wada He was 24, 42 years old when he died as Second Lieutenant Ohta
Sayuri Yoshinaga She was 23, now 79 years old as Kazuko Yonamine
Eijirō Tōno He was 61, 87 years old when he died as Nakaji, Principal
Kan'emon Nakamura as Noguchi, principal
Yuji Odaka
Tetsuya Watari He was 26, now 82 years old as Young man
Yoshirô Aoki He was 39, 70 years old when he died
Hideaki Nitani He was 38, 81 years old when he died as Hideo Akina

Monument to the Girl's Corps Crew

Name Department
Toshio Masuda as Director. He was 40 (now 96) years old Directing
Yasutarō Yagi as Writer. He was 65 (84) years old when He died Writing
Fumio Ishimori as Screenplay. He was 37 (now 93) years old Writing
Monument to the Girl's Corps poster
Monument to the Girl's Corps (55 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, September 21, 1968
  • Runtime: 125 minutes