War ·Drama · Japan · 1968 · 1h 50m

The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze

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The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze poster
Director
Shinji Murayama
Cast
Koji Tsuruta as Teruhiko Saigō as Tatsuo Umemiya as Sonny Chiba as Sumiko Fuji as Reiko Ōhara as
Crew
Hanjirō Nakazawa — Director of Photography Osamu Tanaka — Editor Chūji Kinoshita — Original Music Composer Katsuya Susaki — Screenplay
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.

Mood & Themes
world war iifighter pilotkamikazehazingimperial japanbattle of okinawa
Key Collaborators
Shinji Murayama Director Hanjirō Nakazawa Director of Photography Osamu Tanaka Editor Chūji Kinoshita Original Music Composer Katsuya Susaki Screenplay
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