World premiere stand-alone CD release of soundtrack from a classic War film directed by Kihachi Okamoto in 1971, and music composed by Masaru Sato. Discovered and remastered from the master tapes.
With the country on the brink of disaster and defeat imminent, Japan fortifies its last defensive stronghold, the island of Okinawa. This final stand against the Allied attack soon becomes the bloodiest battle of the Pacific Theater and takes the horrors of war to a level never before seen, as the desperate Japanese forces try to demonstrate to the Americans what they should expect when they assault the Japanese mainland. Directed by Kihachi Okamoto. Starring Keiju Kobayashi, Yuzo Kayama, Tetsuro Tanba, Tatsuya Nakadai. 1971. Japan.
1 Toho Mark (M-1 T3)
2 Pacific Hell (M-1A)
3 Road to the decisive battle (M-10A)
4 Main title-Beautiful Okinawa (M-10A + M-2 T2)
5 Thirty-Second Army Headquarters (M-3 T2)
6 No need for evacuation (M-5)
7 Airfield Construction-Operation Iceberg (M-6)
8 From the ruins (M-7)
9 Kerama Blue Frog (M-8)
10 Okinawan young people (M-9)
11 Enemy Fleet Miyu (M-10)
12 Okinawan little girl (M-11)
13 Kadena Bay Special Attack (M-12)
14 Tokashiki Village Tragedy (M-13)
15 Okinawa landing (M-14)
16 Grenade and Little Girl (M-15 T2)
17 Total Attack Determination (M-16)
18 Battleship Yamato's Deputy Operations Specialist (M-17)
19 Operation Kikusui No. 1 (M-18 T2)
20 Yamato sinking (M-19)
21 Kikusui No. 2 Operation-Failure of Night Attack (M-20)
22 Operation Kikusui No. 4 (M-22)
23 Under the smoke-Relax under tension (M-23 T2)
24 Resumption of Hell (M-24 (M10A + M10)
25 Closeout of the Imperial Headquarters (M-25 T2)
26 Shimada and Ushijima (M-26)
27 Okinawa's Hell (M-27)
28 Bridges and Tanks (M-28)
29 Little girl wandering (M-29)
30 "Prefectural Citizens Fighting" (M-30)
31 Unrequited dedication (M-31)
32 Kezuribushi and sugar millet (M-32 T2)
33 Mission to the Staff (M-33)
34 Okinawa Boy (M-34)
35 Survival of a Little Girl-End Title (M-35 T2)
Bonus Tracks
36 Toho Mark (Take 1) (M-1 T1)
37 Toho Mark (Take 2) (M-1 T2)
38 Beautiful Okinawa (Take 1) (M-2 T1)
39 Thirty-Second Army Headquarters (Take 1) (M-3 T1)
40 Grenades and Little Girls (Take 1) (M-15 T1)
41 Operation Kikusui No. 1 (Take 1) (M-18 T1)
42 Unused music (M-21 T1)
43 Unused music (M-21 T2)
44 Under the smoke-Relax under tension (Take 1) (M-23 T1)
45 Imperial Headquarters Closeout (Take 1) (M-25 T1)
46 Farewell Kezuribushi (Take 1) (M-32 T1)
47 Survival of a Little Girl-End Title (Take 1) (M-35 T1)
48 Thank you soldiers (DB1A1B)
49 For the waist sword (DB2B)
50 Gunkan March (DB2A)
51 Thank you soldiers (DB2B)
52 Radio Exercise (DB2C)
53 Women's Normal School Song MIX Sound (DB3A)
54 Girls Normal School Song MIX Sound (DB6A)
55 Farewell Song (DB10B)
56 Hometown Song (DB11D)
57 Beautiful Okinawa (M-2 T2)