Cinetrā
Cinetrā
Cinetrā
A dramatic story of the last days of the Imperial Japanese Air Force
Lt. Col. Senda resists the idea of sending Japanese fighter pilots on suicide missions. He believes that what is really necessary for Japan to regain momentum in the war is for the air force to gather its most brilliant pilots into an elite squadron and use the unit to pinpoint attacks on the Americans. Disrespected by the kamikaze pilots who think the "non-suicidal" pilots are afraid, the unit redeems itself by stunning victories. But success leads the military leaders to expect too much of the unit, and new orders portend disaster.
Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Yūzō Kayama, Takashi Shimura, Yōsuke Natsuki, Makoto Satō, Yuriko Hoshi, Ryō Ikebe, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Kō Nishimura, Ichirō Nakatani, Akihiko Hirata, Jun Tazaki, Seiji Miyaguchi, Jun Funato, Susumu Fujita, Seizaburō Kawazu, Yoshio Kosugi, Yoshibumi Tajima, Senkichi Ōmura, Tadao Nakamaru
Writers: Shinobu Hashimoto (Writer), Katsuya Susaki (Writer), Shinichi Sekizawa (Writer), Tomoyuki Tanaka (Writer)
Cinematographer: Takashi Suzuki, Takao Saitō
Production Designer: Takeo Kimura, Takeo Kita
Editors: Kôichi Iwashita, Yoshitami Kuroiwa
Composer: Ikuma Dan
Producers: Yasuyoshi Tajitsu, Tomoyuki Tanaka
Production: TOHO
