Genres
Production Companies
Shimotsuke Shimbun
THE KOBE SHIMBUN
The Ryukyu Shimpo
The Okinawa Times
Sun TV
Tochigi Television
INOUE PRINTING
stormpictures
TOROCCOFILM
Shimamori Tower (島守の塔)
Overview
Together with Shimada Akira (Hagiwara Masato), the last appointed governor of Okinawa during the war, Arai Taizo (Murakami Jun), the chief of police of Okinawa Prefecture, goes beyond his duties and strives to protect the lives of the citizens of the prefecture. As the ravages of war intensify, the two, who each carried a heavy cross during the Battle of Okinawa, desperately devote themselves to saving the lives of the Okinawan people, with the belief that "life is precious." A human drama, set in Okinawa at the end of World War II, depicting the preciousness of human life. Directed by Igarashi Sho of One Step on a Mine, It's All Over.
Key Crew
Writer: Michio Kashiwada
Director: Shō Igarashi
Screenplay: Shō Igarashi
Producer: Hirofumi Kawaguchi
Top Cast
Masato Hagiwara
Akira Shimada
Jun Murakami
Taizo Arai
Riho Yoshioka
Rin Higa
Katsuya
Natsumi Ikema
Kyōko Kagawa
Takaaki Enoki
Videos
映画『島守の塔』予告編
