
Anatahan(1953)
From June 1944, twelve Japanese seamen are stranded for seven years on an abandoned and forgotten island called Anatahan.


The Girls' Division of Okinawa Normal School and the First Okinawa Prefectural High School for Girls were also known as "Himeyuri no Gakuen". In July 1944, the students, who were supposed to spend their summer vacations at home, were called back to school to prepare for the coming war and to fulfill their duties as subjects of the Imperial State. The fate of the girls and teachers awaited them as the American army attacked.

Yasuko Sawaguchi
Chiyoko Miyagi

Kumiko Goto
Yasuko Tokuji

Yuri Nakae
Aya Nozato

Megumi Oji
Toshi Kamiya

Keiko Imamura
Kiyoko Ohsiro
Misato Hayase
Nobu Nishime

Miki Sakai
Sigeko Ohwan

Masahiro Takashima
First Lieutenant Ohsugi

Toshiyuki Nagashima
Masafumi Nakasone

Shigeru Kōyama
Himeyuri no To is a drama, war film released in 1995 exploring themes of himeyuri students. Directed by Seijiro Koyama, it stars Yasuko Sawaguchi, Kumiko Goto, Yuri Nakae. The Girls' Division of Okinawa Normal School and the First Okinawa Prefectural High School for Girls were also known as "Himeyuri no Gakuen". In July 1944, the students, who were supposed to spend their summer vacations at home, were called back to school to prepare for the coming war and to fulfill their duties as subjects of the Imperial State. The fate of the girls and teachers awaited them as the American army attacked.
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