The Last Kamikaze (1970)

7.0/10 122 min War Drama

Overview

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.

Cast

Koji Tsuruta

Captain Munakata

Ken Takakura

Koji Yashiro

Tomisaburō Wakayama

Aramaki

Sumiko Fuji

Shizuko Munakata

Sonny Chiba

Captain Mishima

Tatsuo Umemiya

Kyōsuke Machida

Bunta Sugawara

Lieutenant Satake

Gorō Ibuki

Tsunehiko Watase

Minoru Ōki

Asao Koike

Rinichi Yamamoto

Chishū Ryū

Bontarō Miake

Asao Uchida

Masumi Tachibana

Michiko Araki

Shizuko Kasagi

Yukie Kagawa

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