Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "battle-of-okinawa"

1. Hacksaw Ridge (2016)

R | 139 min | Biography, Drama, History

World War II American Army Medic Desmond T. Doss, serving during the Battle of Okinawa, refuses to kill people and becomes the first man in American history to receive the Medal of Honor without firing a shot.

Director: Mel Gibson | Stars: Andrew Garfield, Sam Worthington, Luke Bracey, Teresa Palmer

Votes: 593,002 | Gross: $67.21M

2. L.A. Noire (2011 Video Game)

M | Action, Crime, Drama

Cole Phelps, a war hero and rookie cop, moves up the ranks and solves dark cases in 1940s Los Angeles.

Director: Brendan McNamara | Stars: Aaron Staton, Michael McGrady, Adam J. Harrington, Sean McGowan

Votes: 16,611

3. Okinawa (1952)

Passed | 67 min | Action, Drama, History

Captain Hale takes over command of a U. S. Naval vessel as it prepares to take part in the invasion of Okinawa in the Second World War. His crew includes a rowdy gun crew who punctuate fire missions with banter and antics.

Director: Leigh Jason | Stars: Pat O'Brien, Cameron Mitchell, Richard Denning, Rhys Williams

Votes: 268

4. Task Force (1949)

Approved | 116 min | Drama, War

As he is retiring, Jonathan L. Scott "Scotty" reminisces about his long Navy career and the development of the role of the aircraft carrier from the early 20s.

Director: Delmer Daves | Stars: Gary Cooper, Jane Wyatt, Wayne Morris, Walter Brennan

Votes: 1,186

5. Level Five (1997)

Not Rated | 106 min | Documentary, Romance, War

The French computer programmer Laura inherits the task of making a computer game of the Battle of Okinawa during World War II. She searches the internet for information on the battle, and ... See full summary »

Director: Chris Marker | Stars: Catherine Belkhodja, Kenji Tokitsu, Nagisa Ôshima, Junichi Ushiyama

Votes: 948 | Gross: $0.02M

6. Battle of Okinawa (1971)

TV-14 | 149 min | Drama, History, War

Told from the Japanese perspective, this war drama captures the events of World War II's Battle of Okinawa - a massive amphibious assault by U.S. troops that left more than 150,000 Japanese civilians dead.

Director: Kihachi Okamoto | Stars: Keiju Kobayashi, Yûzô Kayama, Tetsurô Tanba, Tatsuya Nakadai

Votes: 465

7. Battle of Okinawa in Color (2017)

Documentary, History, War

From white-knuckle, high-speed dogfights to brutal land combat, witness the Battle of Okinawa in vivid color.

Stars: Jeff Wilburn, Simon Bolivar Buckner Jr., Chester W. Nimitz, Mitsuru Ushijima

Votes: 21

8. Taiheiyô sensô to Himeyuri butai (1962)

93 min | Drama, War

The last fight put up by remaining Japanese forces and a special volunteer nursing corps on Okinawa at the end of World War II (1944-45).

Director: Kiyoshi Komori | Stars: Tôru Abe, Kanjûrô Arashi, Shinjirô Asano, Kikuko Hanaoka

Votes: 14

9. The Fleet That Came to Stay (1945)

Not Rated | 20 min | Documentary, Short, War

Well before he made the Westerns for which he would primarily be remembered, director Budd Boetticher put together this documentary of World War II's Battle of Okinawa from footage shot by ... See full summary »

Director: Budd Boetticher | Star: Ernie Pyle

Votes: 85

10. Three Wars of the Battleship Missouri (2005 TV Movie)

45 min | Documentary, History, War

This program provides a detailed look at the USS Missouri's construction, operation and changing weapons weapons systems with its historical impact as a back drop. The program includes film... See full summary »

Star: Geg Stebner

11. Gutless (2018)

Short, War

A young soldier, conflicted by his past, is faced with his greatest obstacle: himself.

Director: Nathan Cragun | Stars: Braden Nelsen, Shane McCann, Karissa Cragun, Darrin McCann

Votes: 5

12. The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode: Japan: 1941-1945 (1974)

TV-PG | 51 min | Documentary, History, War

After the victories in 1941-2, Japanese fortunes reverse as America succeeds in destroying their aircraft fleet and Pacific island bases. At home, shortages of goods and manpower lead to desperation for the population.

Director: Hugh Raggett | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Toshikazu Kase, Naoki Hoshino, Yuzuru Sanematsu

Votes: 349

13. The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode: Pacific: February 1942-July 1945 (1974)

TV-PG | 50 min | Documentary, History, War

The island hopping strategy of Admiral Nimitz and General MacArthur leads from one costly, battle after another. The Japanese fight fanatically as the war gets ever closer to home, but Americans finally use their newest weapon, the A-bomb.

Director: John Pett | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Roy Voris, Frank Manson, Douglas MacArthur

Votes: 353

14. The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode: The Bomb: February-September 1945 (1974)

TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War

Following the events from the death of US President Roosevelt through to the dropping of the two bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki that prompted Japan's surrender.

Stars: Laurence Olivier, Averell Harriman, Alger Hiss, Anthony Eden

Votes: 355

15. Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode: Destination Okinawa (2002)

Documentary, History, War

Anticipating an excessive commitment of resources to take and hold the island, American war planners abandon an invasion of Formosa and focus directly on the Japanese home islands. They set... See full summary »

Stars: Jonathan Booth, Hirohito, Chester W. Nimitz, Raymond A. Spruance

Votes: 5

16. Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode: Guadalcanal (2000)

Documentary, History, War

Tim Pigott-Smith narrates the story of the battle for Guadalcanal and the capture of this strategically crucial island in World War 2 during which more than 25,000 Japanese lost their lives.

Stars: Tim Pigott-Smith, Frank Jack Fletcher, Robert L. Ghormley, Hirohito

Votes: 6

17. Battle 360 (2008– )
Episode: The Empire's Last Stand (2008)

TV-PG | 56 min | Documentary, History, War

The Enterprise engages in successful operations in the South China Sea, Iwo Jima and Okinawa and its string of luck continues even with the introduction of Kamikazes. But Enterprise ... See full summary »

Stars: Richard Harte, Garth R. Hassell, Walter Keil, Alvin Kernan

Votes: 16

18. The Pacific (2010)
Episode: Okinawa (2010)

TV-MA | 58 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

The 1st Marine Division fight a determined Japanese force on Okinawa who prefer death to surrender and are indifferent to the lives of Okinawan civilians.

Director: Timothy Van Patten | Stars: James Badge Dale, Joseph Mazzello, Jon Seda, Noel Fisher

Votes: 2,350

19. Secrets of War (1998– )
Episode: Japan: The Invasion That Never Was

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, History, War

The secret US plan for the invasion of Japan was shrouded in secrecy. It was anticipated to be the most horrific battle of the war with hundreds of thousands of casualties. New revelations ... See full summary »

Stars: Charlton Heston, Carl Boyd, Katsuhiro Hara, Larry I. Bland

20. Secrets of War (1998– )
Episode: Hirohito's War

TV-PG | 50 min | Documentary, History, War

Japanese tradition made him a god, but Japanese law made him Commander in Chief of the Japanese Armed Forces. Never tried for war crimes or even interrogated, Hirohito was an enigmatic ... See full summary »

Stars: Charlton Heston, Herbert Bix, Edward Drea, Frank Gibney

21. Binkov's Battlegrounds (2016– )
Episode: How would have WW2 gone if the US had not used Nuclear Bombs on Japan? (2022)

22 min | Documentary

Operation Downfall, the planned invasion of Japan included Operation Olympic, the invasion of the southern island of Kyushu followed by Operation Coronet, the invasion of Kanto Plain around... See full summary »

Star: Commissar Binkov

22. World War II in Colour (2009)
Episode: Victory in the Pacific (2009)

TV-MA | 51 min | Documentary, History, War

Japan keeps continues its suicidal resistance, and invading it looks costly. After 2 atomic bombs, the Emperor intervenes and stops the War. Stalin grabs territory in East Asia. The War is over, and the Atomic Era and the Cold War start.

Stars: Chester W. Nimitz, Douglas MacArthur, Harry S. Truman, Winston Churchill

Votes: 207

23. Dark Seas (2021– )
Episode: The Utter Battleship Destruction of the Japanese Homeland (2023)

12 min | Documentary

With the airfields of the Marianas Islands, Guam and Okinawa in Allied hands and a fleet of 40 aircraft carriers, fourteen battleships and many other ships carrying heavy guns the Allies ... See full summary »

24. The Buzz (2019– )
Episode: 10 Biggest Warships to have ever sunk (Largest Military Shipwrecks in History) (2022)

9 min | Documentary, Animation

The Titanic is often thought of as the largest sunken ship. But many sunken warships are larger. Here are the top ten with the stories of how they met their fate.

25. How to Lose a War (2023)
Episode: The Homefront (2023)

Documentary, History, War

In our final episode, we examine how each Axis Power had troubles on their own home front, leading to disaster in the final days of the war.

Director: Tim Bosanquet | Stars: Alexander Henry, Giuseppe Finaldi, Russell A. Hart, Guy Walters

26. Against the Odds (2014– )
Episode: The Battle for Sugar Loaf (2016)

TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, History, War

Taking an otherwise nondescript hill on the embattled island of Okinawa proved to be one of the most incredible battles of WWII. The young weary marines of Charlie Company strained against ... See full summary »

Director: Sammy Jackson | Stars: Bill Pierce, Dick Whitaker, Don Honis, Jack W. Houston

27. Pacific: The Lost Evidence (2005– )
Episode: Okinawa (2005)

TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History, War

A detailed look at the invasion of Okinawa, the last great battle of World War II and the largest amphibious assault of the Pacific campaign. In the 82-day battle of attrition, more than ... See full summary »

Director: Steve Baker | Stars: Michael Carroll, Dai Tabuchi, William Barlow, John Ensor

28. Nazi Mega Weapons (2013– )
Episode: Pacific Megaships (2016)

41 min | Documentary, History, War

The design, construction and operational history of the two greatest battleships ever built - the Japanese super-battleships Yamato and Musashi.

Directors: Ashley Morris, Bill Thomas | Stars: James Holland, Richard Lintern, Eiji Mihara, Tosh Minohara

Votes: 45