Tower of Lilies

Jan 9, 1953

2h 8m

★ 6.8

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.

Genres

War

Drama

Production Companies

Toei Company

Tower of Lilies Trailers

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Cast

Teacher Miyagi

Keiko Tsushima

Teacher Tamai

Eiji Okada

Kinzō Shin

Fusatarō Ishijima

Taiji Tonoyama

Akitake Kōno

Shunji Kasuga

Takashi Kanda

Tadashi Minamikawa

Gen Shimizu

Fumi Uehara

Kyōko Kagawa

Chieko Seki

San and Mayu are two schoolgirls living in Okinawa during the closing months of the Pacific War. Together with their classmates, the two friends are drafted into the war effort as nurses for wounded soldiers. When ordered to die for their country, the remaining members of the group escape only to face the harsh environment of a tropical paradise that has become a hellish battlefield.

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