Kaoru Kobayashi
Giru
Jun Togawa
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John Sayles
US High Commissioner
Chikako Aoyama
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Rinsuke Teruya
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Untamagiru is a drama, comedy, fantasy film released in 1989 exploring themes of okinawa. Directed by Gō Takamine, it stars Kaoru Kobayashi, Jun Togawa, John Sayles. A magical realist story of the legendary Okinawan hero Untamagiru participating in efforts to form an independent Okinawa before the island was returned to Japan in 1972.
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