
Himeyuri no To
Drama · War
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Yasuko Sawaguchi
Yasuko Sawaguchi
Chiyoko Miyagi
Yasuko Sawaguchi
Chiyoko Miyagi


Kumiko Goto
Kumiko Goto
Yasuko Tokuji
Kumiko Goto
Yasuko Tokuji


Yuri Nakae
Yuri Nakae
Aya Nozato
Yuri Nakae
Aya Nozato


Megumi Oji
Megumi Oji
Toshi Kamiya
Megumi Oji
Toshi Kamiya


Keiko Imamura
Keiko Imamura
Kiyoko Ohsiro
Keiko Imamura
Kiyoko Ohsiro
Misato Hayase
Misato Hayase
Nobu Nishime
Misato Hayase
Nobu Nishime


Miki Sakai
Miki Sakai
Sigeko Ohwan
Miki Sakai
Sigeko Ohwan


Masahiro Takashima
Masahiro Takashima
First Lieutenant Ohsugi
Masahiro Takashima
First Lieutenant Ohsugi


Toshiyuki Nagashima
Toshiyuki Nagashima
Masafumi Nakasone
Toshiyuki Nagashima
Masafumi Nakasone


Shigeru Kōyama
Shigeru Kōyama
Shigeru Kōyama
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