Battle of Okinawa (film)

Battle of Okinawa (激動の昭和史 沖縄決戦) is a 1971 Japanese war film directed by Kihachi Okamoto from a screenplay by Kaneto Shindo and Ryōzō Kasahara, with effects by Teruyoshi Nakano.

Release
Battle of Okinawa received a roadshow theatrical release released on 17 July 1971 in Japan. It received a general release in Japan on 14 August 1971. The film was Toho's highest-grossing film of the year, and the fourth highest grossing domestic release of the year in Japan.

The film was released theatrically in the United States by Min-On of America with a 149-minute running time on 11 September 1973.