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Untama giru(Movie, 1989)

Original title: "ウンタマギルー" (Japanese/JA)
2h | Genres: Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
Untama giruRating: 3.0/5 (with 11 vote)
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. ()
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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.

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Additional Information

Production country: Japan
Original language: Japanese (JA)
Spoken languages: Japanese (JA)
Translated into 2 languages: English (EN), Chinese (Mandarin) (ZH)
Status: Released
Release date US: 04/01/1989
Director: Gō Takamine
Director of Photography: Masaki Tamura
Alternative titles in other countries (from previews, ads etc.):
"Untamagiru"
Keywords: okinawa

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