Tsushima Maru: Goodbye, Okinawa

Tsushima Maru: Goodbye, Okinawa

Tsushima Maru: Goodbye, Okinawa

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Tsushima Maru: Goodbye, Okinawa

1982

1h 10m

7.0(1 votes)

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Overview

A documentary anime retelling the shipwreck of the freight boat Tsushima Maru, which was carrying 836 schoolchildren home in July 1944 when it was attacked and sunk by an American submarine. Produced by the surviving family members of the Tsushima Maru.

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6 featured cast members

Starring

Mayumi Tanaka

Mayumi Tanaka

Yuko Maruyama

Yuko Maruyama

Shinobu Adachi

Shinobu Adachi

Yoshito Yasuhara

Yoshito Yasuhara

Kazuko Makino

Kazuko Makino

Reiko Seno

Reiko Seno

Creative team

Directed by: Osamu Kobayashi
Written by: Shoichiro Okubo
Koji Chino

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