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The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze (1968)

Genre : War, Drama

Runtime : 1H 50M

Director : Shinji Murayama
Writer : Katsuya Susaki

Synopsis

The film is dedicated to the souls of flight school graduates killed in World War II. Young boys dream about becoming pilots and apply to flight schools. However, the flight schools have extremely demanding, harsh training, and once they finally become pilots, they must become suicide bombers and give their lives for their homeland.

Actors

Koji Tsuruta
Koji Tsuruta
Teruhiko Saigō
Teruhiko Saigō
Tatsuo Umemiya
Tatsuo Umemiya
Shin'ichi Chiba
Shin'ichi Chiba
Sumiko Fuji
Sumiko Fuji
Reiko Ôhara
Reiko Ôhara
Yuki Jono
Yuki Jono
Hayato Tani
Hayato Tani
Hiroyuki Ôta
Hiroyuki Ôta
Kenichi Sakuragi
Kenichi Sakuragi
Jun Nagasawa
Jun Nagasawa
Juzo Itami
Juzo Itami
Harumi Sone
Harumi Sone
Hideo Murota
Hideo Murota
Shingo Yamashiro
Shingo Yamashiro
Sadako Sawamura
Sadako Sawamura
Masumi Harukawa
Masumi Harukawa
Michiko Araki
Michiko Araki
Michirô Minami
Michirô Minami
Shinsuke Mikimoto
Shinsuke Mikimoto
Kenji Ushio
Kenji Ushio
Toshiyuki Tsuchiyama
Toshiyuki Tsuchiyama
Koji Takishima
Koji Takishima
Toshitaka Itō
Toshitaka Itō
Nenji Kobayashi
Nenji Kobayashi
Jiro Tsuruga
Jiro Tsuruga
Kôji Hio
Kôji Hio
Masaya Takahashi
Masaya Takahashi
Narrator (voice)
Ryō Ikebe
Ryō Ikebe
Tetsurō Tamba
Tetsurō Tamba
Junzaburō Ban
Junzaburō Ban

Crews

Hiroshi Ookawa
Hiroshi Ookawa
Executive Producer
Katsuya Susaki
Katsuya Susaki
Screenplay
Yasunojo Kawasaki
Yasunojo Kawasaki
Lighting Technician
Shuichiro Nakamura
Shuichiro Nakamura
Art Direction
Osamu Tanaka
Osamu Tanaka
Editor
Shinji Murayama
Shinji Murayama
Director
Hanjirô Nakazawa
Hanjirô Nakazawa
Director of Photography
Masuhiro Hirokami
Masuhiro Hirokami
Sound Recordist
Chūji Kinoshita
Chūji Kinoshita
Original Music Composer
Atsushi Mihori
Atsushi Mihori
Assistant Director

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