The World of Japanese Film and Television Scores: Turning Point in Showa History: Battle of Okinawa Original Soundtrack (CINK-23)

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© Toho Music Corporation

Description:

This is the fourth and currently last volume of Cinema-kan's "Toho 8-15 Soundtrack Series". It features the premiere release of the score to Kihachi Okamoto's "Battle of Okinawa" (07/17/1971 [Roadshow], 08/14/1971). Bonus material includes a wealth outtakes and source material. Music composed by Masaru Sato. All music is in mono.

Album Information:

Label: Cinema-kan
Album Title: Turning Point in Showa History: Battle of Okinawa Original Soundtrack (CINK-23)
Number of Discs: 1
Number of Tracks: 57
Run Time: 54:35
Release Date: January 11, 2017
Retail Price: ¥3,024 (Approximately $27.37 [as of July 7, 2018])

Track List:

The following are both the Japanese and English translated track lists.

Track List (Japanese)

01. 東宝マーク (M-1 T3)
02. 太平洋の地獄 (M-1A)
03. 決戦への道のり (M-10A)
04. メインタイトル～美しき沖縄 (M-10A+M-2 T2)
05. 第三十二軍司令部 (M-3 T2)
06. 疎開の要なし (M-5)
07. 飛行場建設～アイスバーグ作戦 (M-6)
08. 廃墟から (M-7)
09. 慶良間の青蛙 (M-8)
10. 沖縄の若人たち (M-9)
11. 敵艦隊見ゆ (M-10)
12. 沖縄の幼女 (M-11)
13. 嘉手納湾特攻 (M-12)
14. 渡嘉敷村の惨劇 (M-13)
15. 沖縄上陸 (M-14)
16. 手榴弾と幼女 (M-15 T2)
17. 総攻撃の決意 (M-16)
18. 戦艦大和の副電測士 (M-17)
19. 菊水一号作戦 (M-18 T2)
20. 大和沈没 (M-19)
21. 菊水二号作戦～夜襲の失敗 (M-20)
22. 菊水四号作戦 (M-22)
23. 煙の下で～緊迫下の憩い (M-23 T2)
24. 地獄の再開 (M-24 (M10A+M10))
25. 大本営の見切り (M-25 T2)
26. 島田と牛島 (M-26)
27. 沖縄の地獄 (M-27)
28. 橋と戦車 (M-28)
29. 幼女の彷徨 (M-29)
30.「県民斯く戦えり」(M-30)
31. 献身報いられず (M-31)
32. 削り節と糖キビ (M-32 T2)
33. 参謀たちへの任務 (M-33)
34. 沖縄の少年 (M-34)
35. 幼女の生還～エンド・タイトル (M-35 T2)

BONUS TRACKS
36. 東宝マーク (take 1) (M-1 T1)
37. 東宝マーク (take 2) (M-1 T2)
38. 美しき沖縄 (take 1) (M-2 T1)
39. 第三十二軍司令部 (take 1) (M-3 T1)
40. 手榴弾と幼女 (take 1) (M-15 T1)
41. 菊水一号作戦 (take 1) (M-18 T1)
42. 未使用曲 (M-21 T1)
43. 未使用曲 (M-21 T2)
44. 煙の下で～緊迫下の憩い (take 1) (M-23 T1)
45. 大本営の見切り (take 1) (M-25 T1)
46. 別れの削り節 (take 1) (M-32 T1)
47. 幼女の生還～エンド・タイトル (take 1) (M-35 T1)
48. 兵隊さんよ有難う (DB1A1B)
49. 腰の軍刀に (DB2B)
50. 軍艦マーチ (DB2A)
51. 兵隊さんよ有難う (DB2B)
52. ラジオ体操 (DB2C)
53. 女子師範校歌 MIX音 (DB3A)
54. 女子師範校歌 MIX音 (DB6A)
55. 別れの歌 (DB10B)
56. 故郷の歌 (DB11D)
57. 美しき沖縄 (M-2 T2)

Track List (English)

01. Toho Mark (M-1 T3)
02. Hell in the Pacific (M-1A)
03. Journey to a Decisive Battle (M-10A)
04. Main Title ~ Beautiful Okinawa (M-10A + M-2 T2)
05. Thirty-Second Army Headquarters (M-3 T2)
06. No Need for Evacuation (M-5)
07. Airfield Construction ~ Operation Iceberg (M-6)
08. From the Ruins (M-7)
09. Blue Frog in Kerama (M-8)
10. Youth of Okinawa (M-9)
11. See the Enemy Fleet (M-10)
12. Young Girl in Okinawa (M-11)
13. Kadena Bay Special Attack (M-12)
14. Tragedy of Tokashiki Village (M-13)
15. Okinawa Landing (M-14)
16. The Grenade and the Young Girl (M-15 T2)
17. All-Out Attack Decision (M-16)
18. Auxiliary Survey of the Battleship Yamato (M-17)
19. Operation Kikusui One (M-18 T2)
20. Yamato Sinks (M-19)
21. Operation Kikusui Two ~ The Night Attack Fails (M-20)
22. Operation Kikusui Four (M-22)
23. Under the Smoke ~ Resting Under Tension (M-23 T2)
24. Hell Resumes (M-24 (M10A + M10))
25. Abandonment of the Imperial Headquarters (M-25 T2)
26. Shimada and Ushijima (M-26)
27. Hell in Okinawa (M-27)
28. The Bridge and the Tank (M-28)
29. Wandering of the Young Girl (M-29)
30. "Fighting Citizens of the Prefecture" (M-30)
31. Dedication Not Rewarded (M-31)
32. Bonito Flakes and Sugarcane (M-32 T2)
33. Duty to the Staff (M-33)
34. The Boys in Okinawa (M-34)
35. The Young Girl's Survival ~ End Title (M-35 T2)

BONUS TRACKS
36. Toho Mark (Take 1) (M-1 T1)
37. Toho Mark (Take 2) (M-1 T2)
38. Beautiful Okinawa (Take 1) (M-2 T1)
39. Thirty-Second Army Headquarters (Take 1) (M-3 T1)
40. The Grenade and the Young Girl (Take 1) (M-15 T1)
41. Operation Kikusui One (Take 1) (M-18 T1)
42. Unused Cue (M-21 T1)
43. Unused Cue (M-21 T2)
44. Under the Smoke ~ Resting Under Tension (Take 1) (M-23 T1)
45. Abandonment of the Imperial Headquarters (Take 1) (M-25 T1)
46. Farewell to the Bonito Flakes (Take 1) (M-32 T1)
47. The Young Girl's Survival ~ End Title (Take 1) (M-35 T1)
48. Thank You Soldier (DB1A1B)
49. To the Army Sword at the Waist (DB2B)
50. Warship March (DB2A)
51. Thank You Soldier (DB2B)
52. Radio Gymnastics (DB2C)
53. Girls' Normal School Song Sound Mix (DB3A)
54. Girls' Normal School Song Sound Mix (DB6A)
55. Farewell Song (DB10B)
56. Hometown Song (DB11D)
57. Beautiful Okinawa (M-2 T2)

Additional Notes:

Cinema-kan's "Toho 8-15 Soundtrack Series" is a four volume series of the scores from the films that make up the "Toho 8-15 Series", a series a six war films released around the anniversary of Japan's surrender at the end of World War II. The series consists of:

01. "Japan's Longest Day" (1967)
02. "Admiral of the Combined Fleet: Isoroku Yamamoto", A.K.A. "Admiral Yamamoto" (1968)
03. "Great Battle of the Japan Sea", A.K.A. "Battle of the Japan Sea" (1969)
04. "Turning Point in Showa History: The Militarists", A.K.A. "The Militarists" (1970)
05. "Turning Point in Showa History: Battle of Okinawa", A.K.A. "Battle of Okinawa" (1971)
06. "Young Soldiers of the Special Navy", A.K.A. "Eternal Cause" (1972).

Cinema-kan's "Toho 8-15 Soundtrack Series" consists of:

Released on August 24, 2016
01. Japan's Longest Day Original Soundtrack (CINK-12)
02. Great Battle of the Japan Sea Original Soundtrack (CINK-13)

Released on January 11, 2017
03. Admiral of the Combined Fleet: Isoroku Yamamoto Original Soundtrack (CINK-22)
04. Turning Point in Showa History: Battle of Okinawa Original Soundtrack (CINK-23)

Masaru Sato composed the scores to all of the films in the "Toho 8-15 Series" except for "The Militarists", which was scored by Riichiro Manabe. Lastly, Cinema-kan has yet to conclude their "Toho 8-15 Soundtrack Series", as "The Militarists" and "Eternal Cause" remain unreleased.

Like with Admiral of the Combined Fleet: Isoroku Yamamoto Original Soundtrack (CINK-22), I had a difficult time translating a couple of tracks, so I made a couple of minor creative choices.

Photo Gallery:

Here is a photo gallery of my copy of Turning Point in Showa History: Battle of Okinawa Original Soundtrack (CINK-23). The photos were taken on July 3, 2018.

NOTE: The cue numbers in the track list on the second page of the booklet (ninth photo) differ from the cue numbers in the track commentary (not included with the photo gallery). I used the latter when I assembled the above track lists for this post.