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Classmates (1967)

Genre : Drama, War

Runtime : 1H 47M

Director : Sadao Nakajima
Writer : Katsuya Susaki, Sadao Nakajima

Synopsis

A story of young students trained to become Kamikaze pilots in World War II.

Actors

Koji Tsuruta
Koji Tsuruta
First Lieutenant Jinnouchi
Ken Takakura
Ken Takakura
First Lieutenant Kenmochi
Hiroki Matsukata
Hiroki Matsukata
Second Sublieutenant Shiratori
Shin'ichi Chiba
Shin'ichi Chiba
Second Sublieutenant Hanzawa
Isao Natsuyagi
Isao Natsuyagi
Second Sublieutenant Nanjô
Kunio Murai
Kunio Murai
Second Sublieutenant Yui
Yoshiko Sakuma
Yoshiko Sakuma
Noriko Nanjô
Sumiko Fuji
Sumiko Fuji
Reiko Shiratori
Asao Koike
Asao Koike
First Lieutenant Ôoka
Kenjirō Ishiyama
Kenjirō Ishiyama
Senzô Shiratori
Masaya Takahashi
Masaya Takahashi
Yuriko Mishima
Yuriko Mishima
Yûko
Bin Amatsu
Bin Amatsu
Rinichi Yamamoto
Rinichi Yamamoto
Ônuma
Shoichi Ozawa
Shoichi Ozawa
Sublieutenant Doi
Aiko Mimasu
Aiko Mimasu
Sadako Shiratori
Kō Nishimura
Kō Nishimura
Hanada
Shigeru Amachi
Shigeru Amachi
Chief Navel Surgeon Mamiya
Keizo Kanie
Keizo Kanie
Keiichiro Shimada
Keiichiro Shimada
Yoshihiro Igarashi
Yoshihiro Igarashi
Mitsuki Kanemitsu
Mitsuki Kanemitsu
Shinzô Hotta
Shinzô Hotta
Kojirô Kawanami
Kojirô Kawanami
Sachio Miyagi
Sachio Miyagi
Hajime Nagoya
Hajime Nagoya
Hiroshi Hatano
Hiroshi Hatano
Takashi Noguchi
Takashi Noguchi
Minken Karasawa
Minken Karasawa
Kenichi Sakuragi
Kenichi Sakuragi
Aiko Mimasu
Aiko Mimasu
Minoru Hodaka
Minoru Hodaka

Crews

Hiroshi Ookawa
Hiroshi Ookawa
Executive Producer
Katsuya Susaki
Katsuya Susaki
Screenplay
Sadao Nakajima
Sadao Nakajima
Screenplay
Tadao Kanda
Tadao Kanda
Editor
Sadao Nakajima
Sadao Nakajima
Director
Shigeru Akatsuka
Shigeru Akatsuka
Director of Photography
Teruhiko Arakawa
Teruhiko Arakawa
Sound Recordist
Takatoshi Suzuki
Takatoshi Suzuki
Art Direction
Hajime Kaburagi
Hajime Kaburagi
Original Music Composer
Yuji Makiguchi
Yuji Makiguchi
Assistant Director
Tokimi Kaneko
Tokimi Kaneko
Lighting Technician

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