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International Premiere
Boy Soldiers: The Secret War in Okinawa
Wide Angle
War · True Story · History
- CountryJapan
- Production Year2018
- Running Time114min
- FormatDCP
- ColorColor/B&W
Program Note
Okinawa, the southernmost island of Japan, where the U.S. military base is currently stationed, served as a defense line to defend Japan from the Allies at the end of World War II. It is also the place where 200,000 Japanese lost their lives after the Allied Forces landed and fought the famous Okinawa battle. Behind the battle, well-known throughout history, there was a secret battle that did not officially exist anywhere in Japanese history. The main units of the secret warfare, deploying the guerilla tactics, consisted of young boy soldiers in their early teens, the epidemic of malaria, and civilians who killed other civilians. It all stemmed from a conspiracy designed by a young elite officer who just graduated from the mysterious ‘Nagano School’. The documentary, Boy Soldiers: The Secret War in Okinawa, finds and links up the hidden secrets to reveal the historical tragedy that the Japanese government is hiding. This is to break the taboo behind the battle of Okinawa and to sound a wake-up call on Japan′s latest attempt to remilitarization.
Director
MIKAMI Chie
Born in Tokyo, she is a journalist and filmmaker. Working as a news anchor, she has produced numerous documentary programs on topics such as Okinawan culture, nature, the Battle of Okinawa, and the issue of the U.S. military bases. Her films include the award-winning The Targeted Village (2012), We Shall Overcome (2015), The Targeted Island: A Shield Against Storms (2017).
OYA Hanayo
Hanayo Oya is a journalist and documentary filmmaker. At the End of the Road −dialogue with a former Japanese soldier fought in the Battle of Okinawa− (2016) has received the Award for Excellence of the Progress Prize. I was the Terrorist−The U.S. veterans stood up to stop the new U.S. military base construction in Okinawa− (2016) has won the Highest Award of the Progress Prize and more.
Credit
- Director
MIKAMI Chie
OYA Hanayo - ProducerYoshiko Hashimoto
Shigeki Kinoshita - Cast
- CinematographyMamoru Hirata
- EditorKeita Suzuo
- MusicYuji Katsui
- Production CompanyDocumentary Japan
Inc.
TOFOO FILMS
LLC
Chie Mikami
Hanayo Oya
ishikawa@tongpoo-films.jp
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