The read
It runs long at 3h 19m.
Synopsis
Vice Admiral Takajiro Ohnishi could see that Japan's defeat in WWII was inevitable. He came to realize that the only way to force a negotiated solution was to convince the Americans that invading Japan would cause massive casualties on both sides. The cold logic of suicide attacks, where one man and one plane could kill hundreds, seemed the only solution. In one of the cruel ironies of fate, Ohnishi actually succeeded; he convinced the Americans that invading Japan would be too costly in lives. But what he could not foresee was that America had another way of ending the war.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
Key crew
- Kōsaku YamashitaDirector
- Kazuo KasaharaScreenplay
- Tatsuo NogamiScreenplay
- Chūji KinoshitaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Koji TsurutaAdmiral Takijiro Onishi
- Noboru AndōCast
- Shinjirō EharaCast
- Tatsuo EndōCast
- Kensaku HaraCast
- Kiyoto HaradaCast
- Ryōji HayamaCast
- Shōtarō HayashiCast
- Gorō IbukiCast
- Ryō IkebeCast
- Masataka IwaoCast
- Nobuo KanekoCast
Themes
world war iikamikaze