The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze

1968 1h 50m JA

🙌

7.7

BANGER

★7.7TMDB · 3

WarDrama

Synopsis

Spoiler shield

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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

WhatsApp X Facebook Telegram

Cast

Koji Tsuruta
Teruhiko Saigō
Tatsuo Umemiya
Sonny Chiba
Sumiko Fuji
Reiko Ōhara
Yuki Jōno
Hayato Tani

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Shinji Murayama
Writers: Katsuya Susaki
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 7

ERA

Did you know

58 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01

2 / 7

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Directed by Shinji Murayama, shot by Hanjirō Nakazawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02

3 / 7

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Original score by Chūji Kinoshita. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03

4 / 7

DIRECTOR

Did you know

Editor Osamu Tanaka shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04

5 / 7

CAST

Did you know

Koji Tsuruta and Teruhiko Saigō and Tatsuo Umemiya carry the top of the cast.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05

6 / 7

WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt0292900 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06

7 / 7

WILD

Did you know

Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Shinji Murayama directs. Hanjirō Nakazawa behind the camera. Chūji Kinoshita scores. Osamu Tanaka cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

158 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Directed by Shinji Murayama, shot by Hanjirō Nakazawa. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
3Original score by Chūji Kinoshita. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
4Editor Osamu Tanaka shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
5Koji Tsuruta and Teruhiko Saigō and Tatsuo Umemiya carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0292900 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 3 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.