anti war disaster drama historical japan world war 2 world war ii world wars
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Girl with the White Flag, Ryuuko, Shirahata no Shōjo Ryūko, The Girl with the White Flag, 白旗の少女 琉子
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'