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The Eternal Zero

The Eternal Zero

Find life in the sky.

20137.02h 24m

Overview

A brother and sister learn their biological grandfather was a kamikaze pilot who died during World War II. During their research into his life, they get conflicting accounts from his former comrades about his character and how he joined his squadron.

Directed by Takashi Yamazaki
Written by Tamio Hayashi, Takashi Yamazaki, Naoki Hyakuta
Produced by Minami Ichikawa, Tatsuro Hatanaka, Shuji Abe
Box Office0Revenue: $84.5M

Top Cast

Junichi Okada

Junichi Okada

Kyuzo Miyabe

Haruma Miura

Haruma Miura

Kentaro Saeki

Mao Inoue

Mao Inoue

Matsuno

Isao Natsuyagi

Isao Natsuyagi

Kenichiro

Jun Fubuki

Jun Fubuki

Sayako

Kazue Fukiishi

Kazue Fukiishi

Keiko Saeki

Hirofumi Arai

Hirofumi Arai

Kageura

Gaku Hamada

Gaku Hamada

Isaki

Yuki Furukawa

Yuki Furukawa

Saeki's Friend

Tatsuya Ueda

Tatsuya Ueda

Koyama

Themes & Keywords

world war iipilotkamikazeimperial japanese navy

About The Eternal Zero

The Eternal Zero is a war, drama, action, mystery film released in 2013 exploring themes of world war ii, pilot, kamikaze, imperial japanese navy. Directed by Takashi Yamazaki, it stars Junichi Okada, Haruma Miura, Mao Inoue. A brother and sister learn their biological grandfather was a kamikaze pilot who died during World War II. During their research into his life, they get conflicting accounts from his former comrades about his character and how he joined his squadron.

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