Marching On (1930)

10.0/10 118 min War Drama

Overview

A farmer’s boy, obsessed with his balsa-and-paper flying models and with dreams of real aircraft, develops a friendship with the daughter of the local squire, who introduces the lad to her pilot brother and his flying officer friends; through hard work, and despite the handicap of a lowly class status, he eventually succeeds in qualifying as a pilot and joining the air force.

Cast

Denmei Suzuki

Koichi Shinohara

Kinuyo Tanaka

Toshiko Yamamoto

Hideo Fujino

Shosaku (Father)

Utako Suzuki

Otoki (Mother)

Takeshi Sakamoto

Officer A

Minoru Takada

Shirō

Tokuji Kobayashi

Lieutenant

Shoichi Kofujita

Village Boy

Hideo Takeda

Hiroyuki

Atsushi Watanabe

Officer B

Eiji Oshimoto

Owada (Pilot)

Dekao Yokoo

Kumakichi Kushiki

Hisao Yoshitani

Postman

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