Untamagiru (Okinawan: ウンタマギルー, untamagiruu) is a 1989 Okinawan film directed by Gō Takamine. It is 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. Many of the characters speak in the Okinawan language and thus mainland Japanese spectators needed subtitles to understand it.
| Untamagiru | |
|---|---|
| Japanese name | |
| Kana | ウンタマギルー |
| Directed by | Gō Takamine |
| Starring | Kaoru Kobayashi, Jun Togawa, John Sayles |
| Cinematography | Masaki Tamura |
| Music by | Kōji Ueno |
Release date |
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| Country | Japan |
| Language | Okinawan |
Cast edit
- Chikako Aoyama
- Kaoru Kobayashi
- John Sayles
- Jun Togawa
Awards and nominations edit
14th Hochi Film Award[1]
- Won: Best Film
References edit
- ^ 報知映画賞ヒストリー (in Japanese). Cinema Hochi. Archived from the original on 2008-10-22. Retrieved 2010-01-06.
External links edit
- Untamagiru at IMDb
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