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The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze

The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze

19686.01h 50m

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.

Directed by Shinji Murayama
Written by Katsuya Susaki
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Top Cast

Koji Tsuruta

Koji Tsuruta

Teruhiko Saigō

Teruhiko Saigō

Tatsuo Umemiya

Tatsuo Umemiya

Sonny Chiba

Sonny Chiba

Sumiko Fuji

Sumiko Fuji

Reiko Ōhara

Reiko Ōhara

Yuki Jōno

Yuki Jōno

Hayato Tani

Hayato Tani

Hiroyuki Ôta

Hiroyuki Ôta

Kenichi Sakuragi

Kenichi Sakuragi

Themes & Keywords

world war iifighter pilotkamikazehazingimperial japanbattle of okinawa

About The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze

The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze is a war, drama film released in 1968 exploring themes of world war ii, fighter pilot, kamikaze, hazing, imperial japan, battle of okinawa. Directed by Shinji Murayama, it stars Koji Tsuruta, Teruhiko Saigō, Tatsuo Umemiya. 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.

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