The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze (1968)
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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