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

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

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Status

Released

Release Date

May 16, 1970

Runtime

1h 35m

Genres

Drama, War

Original Title

花の特攻隊 あゝ戦友よ

Production Companies

Nikkatsu Corporation

Director

Kenjirō Morinaga

Description

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.