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The Himeyuri students (ひめゆり学徒隊, Himeyuri Gakutotai, Lily Princesses Student Corps), sometimes called "Lily Corps" in English, was a group of 222 students and 18 teachers of the Okinawa Daiichi (First) Girls' High School and Okinawa Shihan Women's School formed into a nursing unit for the Imperial Japanese Army during the Battle of Okinawa in 1945. They were mobilized by the Japanese Army on March 23, 1945.
Himeyuri no tô: Directed by Tadashi Imai. With Kyôko Kagawa, Susumu Fujita, Keiko Tsushima, Eiji Okada. High school girls, impressed to provide nursing care for the soldiers on Okinawa, find themselves on the front line during fierce onslaughts by American forces and are left to fend for themselves when the Japanese army dissolves.
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- Drama, War
- Tadashi Imai
- 1953-01-09
Take the 89 bus from Naha Bus Terminal to Itoman Bus Terminal, a 30-minute ride. Change at the Itoman City Bus Terminal to bus number 82, 107, or 108 for "Himeyuri-no-tou mae", a 15-minute ride. Take bus No. 50 or No. 51 from Naha Bus Terminal to Gyokusendo Cave (about 40 minutes), then walk about 1.5km. If you're driving, take Route 331 south ...
Himeyuri no tou. ) A war memorial located in Itoman City, Okinawa Prefecture. It was erected after the end of World War II to commemorate the schoolchildren who were killed in the fierce battle of Okinawa. The southern area of Okinawa Prefecture was a fierce war zone during the war, and many schoolchildren died in the Third Surgery of Okinawa ...
Himeyuri no Tô. 1953 • 123 minutes. Add to wishlist. infoThis item is not available. About this movie. arrow_forward. Young women work tirelessly as military ...
Himeyuri Peace Museum ( himeyuri.or.jp in Japanese, English and Chinese) Okinawa 901-0344 Tel: 098 997 2100 9 am-5.30 pm daily (last entry 5 pm) Admission: Adults 310 yen, High School Students 210 yen, Elementary and Junior High School Students 110 yen. Memorial stone to Harry Shinichi Gima (1917-1986) who donated the land to the museum.
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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.
