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Jet Air Base 101

Jet Air Base 101

  • Overview
  • Cast
  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 15, 1957

Runtime

1h 23m

Genres

War, Drama

Original Title

ジェット機出動 第101航空基地

Production Companies

Toei Company

Director

Tsuneo Kobayashi

Description

The first batch of flight control officer candidates, full of yearning for the sky, are assembled at the 101st Air Regiment base. Nakata, Sato, and the other cadets undergo intensive training under Captain Kotani, a famous pilot, but gradually begin to resent his strict leadership. A youthful story that vividly portrays the young pilots of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force who place their hopes in the sky. Japan's first full-length film about jet aviation, it was shot on location at the Hamamatsu Air Self-Defense Force Base over an extended period of time, with dozens of jets being mobilized for the filming.