Tower of Lilies (1953)
Overview
A group of Okinawan high school girls are drafted as nurses during the American invasion of the island. As the enemy army advances further, the situation for the girls becomes increasingly desperate as food and shelter run out and the number of injured climbs, leading to the film's tragic finale.
Cast
Keiko Tsushima
Teacher Miyagi
Eiji Okada
Teacher Tamai
Kinzō Shin
Taiji Tonoyama
Akitake Kōno
Takashi Kanda
Gen Shimizu
Kyōko Kagawa
Fumi Uehara
Chieko Seki
Miki Odagiri
Kaneko Iwasaki
Junko Uozumi
Misako Watanabe
Yūko Kusunoki
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