Untamagiru

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.

Kanaウンタマギルー

Directed byGō Takamine

Starring

• Kaoru Kobayashi
• Jun Togawa
• John Sayles

CinematographyMasaki Tamura

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Untamagiru
Original poster of the movie
Japanese name
Kana	ウンタマギルー
Directed by	Gō Takamine
Starring	Kaoru Kobayashi Jun Togawa John Sayles
Cinematography	Masaki Tamura
Music by	Kōji Ueno
Release date	1989 (1989)
Country	Japan
Language	Okinawan

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