Cherry Blossoms in the Air - The Suicide Raiders - Oh, Buddies!

1970 1h 35m JA

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Synopsis

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In 1943 Japan is facing defeat. This makes Shinkichi, a straight, selfless student-patriot, ever more restless. He can no longer stand his soft "behind-the- gun" role of munition factory worker. School-mates one after another are going to the front, where he feels he should be. The last straw is an official report of his father's death in the Battle of Attu in the Aleutian Islands. He rushes to the naval air corps training camp at Tsuchiura along with his close school-mates Naito, Yamada, Saito and Tagawa as Volunteer pilot trainees leaving his mother and sweetheart weeping and helpless.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Ryotaro Sugi
Shinkichi Hamamura
Tatsuya Fuji
Naito
Mitsuo Hamada
Saito
Jiro Okazaki
Akio Hasegawa
Yamada
Masaya Oki
Hisashi Kawaguchi
Eiji Gō

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kenjirō Morinaga
Writers: Kōhan Kawauchi, Ryuzo Nakanishi
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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56 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Ryotaro Sugi and Tatsuya Fuji and Mitsuo Hamada carry the top of the cast.

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IMDB entry: tt0202387 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Kenjirō Morinaga directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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156 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Ryotaro Sugi and Tatsuya Fuji and Mitsuo Hamada carry the top of the cast.
4IMDB entry: tt0202387 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
5Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.