比嘉松盛氏に聴く : 『戦場よ永遠に』(1960年)の撮影に参加して

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Abstract

Hell to Eternity(1960)is based on the real story of Guy Gabaldon,the Pied Piper of Saipan, who made about 1,000 Japanese soldiers and civilians surrender during the Battle of Saipan. The majority of the film―the scenes where Gabaldon decides to enlist in the Marines, goes to Hawaii for vacation, fights the Japanese Army, saves Japanese people in Saipan,etc.―were filmed in Okinawa which was under U.S. rule. It was the first Japan-U.S coproduction Hollywood movie to be filmed there, and the U.S.Marine Corps as well as a number of Okinawan people cooperated in the filming as extras and staff members. Mr. Matsumori Higa, who was the assistant to Director Phil Kerlson,is one of the local people who participated in the filming of Hell to Eternity.This interview, conducted on July 23, 2015, reveals what it was like to work as an assistant to Director Kerlson and Mr. Higa's impression on the staff,the actors, etc. in relation to his memories of childhood and war.

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