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The Last Kamikaze (1970)

The Last Kamikaze (1970)

Drama War
Release Date: 1970, October 29
Directors: Junya Satō
Countries: Japan
Production: Toei Company
Cast: Bunta Sugawara, Sonny Chiba, Sumiko Fuji, Koji Tsuruta, Tomisaburō Wakayama, Ken Takakura

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.

Keywords:

widowed mother scarred veterans new father escort vs. attack pilots