Movie: Tower of Lilies

Top 10 Billed Cast

Keiko Tsushima
津島恵子

Teacher Miyagi

Eiji Okada
岡田英次

Teacher Tamai

Kinzō Shin
信欣三

Fusatarō Ishijima
石島房太郎

Taiji Tonoyama
殿山泰司

Akitake Kōno
河野秋武

Shunji Kasuga
春日俊二

Takashi Kanda
神田隆

Gen Shimizu
清水元

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    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.

  • Release Date

    1953-01-09

  • Average

    6.8

  • Rating:

    3.4 starts
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  • Languages:

    日本語
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