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 ...

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After World War II when Okinawa was under control of the US, the local Yakuza prospered. But when the island was returned to Japan, the mainland Yakuza tries to take over and the locals tries to ...

The greatest taboo of the Battle of Okinawa were Guerrilla units composed ... to protect the Japanese mainland toward the end of World War II After the Americans landed a violent battle ensued ...

“I hope viewers will face up to the Battle of Okinawa through the prism of our movie and think about the realities of war,” said Takafumi Ota, 60, who directed the approximately 90-minute ...

The Thirty-Second Army was stationed in Okinawa and charged with fighting a war of attrition to delay the expected invasion of Japan as long as possible. Under the cover of a naval bombardment of ...

this war drama captures the events of World War II's Battle of Okinawa - a massive amphibious assault by U.S. troops that left more than 150,000 Japanese civilians dead.

He describes the many challenges of the Battle of Okinawa as portrayed in "Hacksaw ... Historian John McManus rates the accuracy of World War II battles in movies and TV shows.