Synopsis
With World War II is coming to its end and Japan nearing defeat, Japanese military leaders step up suicide attacks on Allied ships. Toei legend Koji Tsuruta stars as a Kamikaze squad leader who has second thoughts about suicide runs. He becomes torn between his own morality and his duty to his country when he must deal with a pilot under his command who refuses to complete his mission.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
2 audience votes
Key crew
- Kinya NaoiScreenplay
- Junya SatōDirector
- Toshiaki TsushimaOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Koji TsurutaCaptain Munakata
- Ken TakakuraKoji Yashiro
- Tomisaburō WakayamaAramaki
- Sumiko FujiShizuko Munakata
- Sonny ChibaCaptain Mishima
- Tatsuo UmemiyaCast
- Kyōsuke MachidaCast
- Bunta SugawaraLieutenant Satake
- Gorō IbukiCast
- Tsunehiko WataseCast
- Minoru ŌkiCast
- Asao KoikeCast
Stills
Themes
widowed mothernew fatherescort vs. attack pilots