Tower of Lilies

Tower of Lilies

128 mins | Drama, War | Jan. 9, 1953

A group of Okinawan high school girls are drafted as nurses during the American invasion of the island. As the enemy army advances further, the situation for the girls becomes increasingly desperate as food and shelter run out and the number of injured climbs, leading to the film's tragic finale.

Tower of Lilies

128 mins | Drama, War | Jan. 9, 1953

Tower of Lilies
A group of Okinawan high school girls are drafted as nurses during the American invasion of the island. As the enemy army advances further, the situation for the girls becomes increasingly desperate as food and shelter run out and the number of injured climbs, leading to the film's tragic finale.
IMDb rating 7.1
Producers Toei Company, Ltd.
Original title ひめゆりの塔
Directors Shinji Murayama, Tadashi Imai
Writers Keiichiro Ishino, Yoko Mizuki

Cast

Keiko Tsushima

as Teacher Miyagi

Eiji Okada

as Teacher Tamai

Kyōko Kagawa

as Fumi Uehara

Susumu Fujita

as Dr. Oka