The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze (1968)

7.7/10 110 min War Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Koji Tsuruta

Teruhiko Saigō

Tatsuo Umemiya

Sonny Chiba

Sumiko Fuji

Reiko Ōhara

Yuki Jōno

Hayato Tani

Hiroyuki Ôta

Kenichi Sakuragi

Jūzō Itami

Harumi Sone

Hideo Murota

Shingo Yamashiro

Sadako Sawamura

Masumi Harukawa

Michiko Araki

Michirō Minami

Shinsuke Mikimoto

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