Shirahata no Shoujo Ryuuko
Alternative Titles
Synonyms
The Girl with the White Flag
Japanese
白旗の少女 琉子
English
Information
Type
MovieAired
Jul 21, 1988
Episodes
1
Duration
1 hr 41 min
Studios
Status
Finished Airing
Source
Picture book
Rating
Genres
DramaThemes
HistoricalDemographics
Statistics
Rank
14038
Score
Scored by
Popularity
16831
Members
497
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Synopsis
In 1945, American troops land on the island of Okinawa. The Japanese fight a guerrilla war against the invaders, and little Ryuko is forced to leave her grandparents behind and flee with her mother and younger sister, who are eventually killed. Ryuko heads on alone across the war-torn island. Eventually she reaches safety in Japanese-occupied caves, only to witness the Japanese troops committing suicide with hand grenades. Based on a children's book by Akira Aratagawa and Hikuji Norima, itself inspired by real American footage of an Okinawan girl, Tomiko Higa, waving a white flag at the island's surrender. (Source: Anime Encyclopedia)