Taiheiyo no tsubasa

"A dramatic story of the last days of the Imperial Japanese Air Force"

Jan 3 1963 N/A 1h 41m
Action, Drama, War

Lt. Col. Senda resists the idea of sending Japanese fighter pilots on suicide missions. He believes that what is really necessary for Japan to regain momentum in the war is for the air force to gather its most brilliant pilots into an elite squadron and use the unit to pinpoint attacks on the Americans. Disrespected by the kamikaze pilots who think the "non-suicidal" pilots are afraid, the unit redeems itself by stunning victories. But success leads the military leaders to expect too much of the unit, and new orders portend disaster.

Plot

Lt. Col. Senda resists the idea of sending Japanese fighter pilots on suicide missions. He believes that what is really necessary for Japan to regain momentum in the war is for the air force to gather its most brilliant pilots into an elite squadron and use the unit to pinpoint attacks on the Americans. Disrespected by the kamikaze pilots who think the "non-suicidal" pilots are afraid, the unit redeems itself by stunning victories. But success leads the military leaders to expect too much of the unit, and new orders portend disaster.

Written by

Shinobu Hashimoto, Shin'ichi Sekizawa, Katsuya Susaki

Directed by

Shûe Matsubayashi

Cast

Toshirô Mifune, Yûzô Kayama, Takashi Shimura

Crew

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Production Countries

Japan

Production Companies

Toho

Languages

Awards

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# of Votes
136
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
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NA
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