GFRIEND Summer Vacation in 沖縄 / 2019

Okinawa / 1970

A group of teenagers grow up in Okinawa amid the protests and resistance against the presence of the American base in the island.

The Okinawa War of Ten Years / 1978

After World War II, when Okinawa was under control of the United States, the local yakuza prospered. But when Okinawa is returned to Japan, the mainland yakuza tries to take over; the local yakuza tries to compete. Now sides are drawn among the local yakuza guys who used to be best friends since their childhood, and brother fights brother. It results in the biggest yakuza war in Okinawa.

Kamikaze (Okinawa Zero) / 1971

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 as vital resources and troops are diverted to other islands. After a civilian evacuation ends in tragedy most of non-combatants are forced to remain on the island. Many convert to soldier status. Tokyo sends mixed messages that squander time and resources, as when they order the defenders to build an airstrip for aircraft that never come. The truth soon becomes obvious: the high command decides that the island cannot be held and effectively abandons the Okinawan defenders. When the Americans land many troops are deployed in the wrong places. As the slaughter mounts, a suicidal attitude takes hold. Okinawa becomes a death trap, for civilian volunteers and non-combatants as well.

The Great Okinawa Yakuza War / 1976

Chiba, looking gnarly, and acting as animalistic as ever, stars alongside Matsukata as violent gangsters battling their way through fight after bloody fight with rival yakuza on the streets of Okinawa.

Okinawa no Tami / 1956

With the background of the Battle of Okinawa, he draws a semi-documentary image of each individual person under an unusual psychological state of war. Furukawa Takumi of “Backlight” is adapted and directed by Daiichi Ishino. Filmed by Yoshio Mamiya, “Smuggling of the body”. The main performers are Sachiko Sakai since the “Zoi Family”, Hiroyuki Nagato of the “Next door bride”, Shoji Yasui of the “Sentimental wife”, Takatoko of “Crying, the last Japanese fighter”, “Blue angry” Noriko Katsura, Shinzo three of "actress (1956)", Masao Oda, Nobuo Kaneko, Toru Abe, Hiroshi Nihonyanagi, Misako Tsubouchi.

Okinawa Islands / 1969

A film documenting life in Okinawa under the domination of American military bases

Boy Soldiers: The Secret War In Okinawa / 2018

The greatest taboo of the Battle of Okinawa were Guerrilla units composed of boy soldiers. Until now, not even the Japanese people knew the full scope of these secret troops, and survivors have been afraid to share their tragic details. Okinawa became the bulwark to protect the Japanese mainland toward the end of World War II. After the Americans landed, a violent battle ensued resulting in the loss of over 200,000 lives – many of them civilian. This documentary uncovers Japan’s deepest secrets concerning the Battle of Okinawa, and also sounds alarms about modern Japan’s recent steps toward remilitarization.

Motoshinkakarannu / 1971

Shot over a period of 15 months from April 1969 to July 1970, Motoshinkakarannu captures a tumultuous time in Okinawa’s occupation, offering an unflinching snapshot of Okinawan society that captures the daily lives of sex workers, yakuza, tourists and G.I.s in Koza City.

Ryukyu Trauma Night: Okinawa is dangerous / 2015

This is the "Okinawa Yabai" version of an omnibus horror film by a filmmaker based in Okinawa. A TV program crew chasing a strange phenomenon at a certain junior high school in Ginowan City encounters a real ghost and attempts to interview it, but.... Included are two works, "Okinawa Yabai" and "Accident," based on true stories.

Tsushima Maru: Goodbye, Okinawa / 1982

A documentary anime retelling the shipwreck of the freight boat Tsushima Maru, which was carrying 836 schoolchildren home in July 1944 when it was attacked and sunk by an American submarine. Produced by the surviving family members of the Tsushima Maru.

The Man Who Changed Okinawa / 2016

A teacher leads an unlikely team to a high school baseball championship in this sports drama. Managing a team on the verge of extinction, teacher Hiroyoshi rallies the squad on an underdog journey.

Yuntanza Okinawa / 1987

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 sculptor leading bereaved family members in creating a statue of peace, and the resistance of a group of girls against the raising of the Japanese flag at the high school graduation ceremony.

沖縄デラックスツアー殺人事件

Okinawan Horror: Upside-Down Ghost - Chinese Horror: Breaking a Coffin / 1962

During a fever, Tateo, the male protagonist believes he is dying and has the hallucination that his beautiful wife, Reiko (Tamaki Katori), the daughter of a wealthy family, is having an affair w/ another man. He then tells her an ancient Chinese story: the ancient Chinese philosopher Zhuangzi wanted to test the faithfulness of his wife, so he faked his own death; the wife was grief-stricken and went into mourning. While funeral arrangements were in progress, a handsome young man came to call on Zhuangzi. Zhuangzi's wife soon fell into love w/ the young man and decided to marry hi. However, the young man fell ill; his servant said that the only medicine to cure him is human brain. Zhuangzi's wife eventually decided to break his husband's coffin and take his brain. However the young man turns out be Zhuangzi in disguise.

Debt King Part V: Project Okinawa / 1999

Mizunuma is struggling to pay back his debts as always, and flies to Okinawa in an attempt to illegally sell a diamond that he confiscated from the yakuza to a jewelry broker.

Okinawa: The Afterburn / 2015

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 through the eyes of Japanese and American soldiers who fought each other on the same battlefield, along with Okinawa civilians who were swept up in the fighting. The film also depicts the history of discrimination and oppression forced upon Okinawa by the American and Japanese governments. Carrying up to the current controversy over the construction of a new base at Henoko, the film explores the root causes of the widespread disillusionment and anger expressed by many Okinawans. This ambitious documentary was directed by the American John Junkerman, long-term resident of Japan and Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker. Okinawa: The Afterburn is a heartfelt plea for peace and an expression of deep respect for the unyielding spirit of the Okinawa people.

Document Super Scary Stories: Okinawa / 2005

The first time a video camera went into a Utaki, a huge ruin of a U.S. military facility from the Vietnam War, a Utaki, a place where not only the locals but also people with even the slightest psychic ability never enter, a haunted house that has already created a stir on the Internet, and the ruins of a U.S. military facility from the time of the Vietnam War!

Okinawa - Healing Drone Sightseeing / 2022

Okinawa, the paradise of eternal summer. It is one of Japan's leading resort areas, with many sightseeing attractions such as world heritage sites related to the Ryukyu Kingdom and spectacular natural scenery. We used DJI’s flagship drone “Inspire 2” and high-quality gimbal camera “ZENMUSE X7”. With the smooth motion unique to 60p and the low noise and high color reproduction of uncompressed RAW, we captured the colorful scenery of Okinawa. This work starts from Cape Ken near the southernmost tip of the main island and heads north from the main island to Hyakumyo Beach, the birthplace of Ryukyu mythology. The azure "Maeda Cape" that even divers can see, the "Kouri Bridge" with the emerald green sea on both sides, the "Yanbara Forest" newly registered as a World Natural Heritage, and the northernmost tip of the main island "Hedo Cape", we It will be delivered to the main island of Okinawa from south to north, such as "Imperial Hotel Okinawa Shiba Cape" dyed red by the setting sun

沖縄リゾート コンシェルジュ具志堅陽子の名推理 / 2012