The Spring That Never Was
Japanese. Directed by Kaname Kobayashi.
Genshichi, a child of poor farmers, enrolls in an army flight school. There, he meets an instructor named Sekine. As the war situation worsens day by day, Sekine begins to teach kamikaze attacks. Having lost his family, Sekine volunteers for a kamikaze attack and heads to the base where he finds Genshichi. The two board a two-seater plane and depart for Okinawa on a kamikaze mission.
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The Spring That Never Was runs 70 minutes (1h 10m).
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What movies are like The Spring That Never Was?
If you liked The Spring That Never Was, try Shark Skin Man and Peach Hip Girl, The Eternal Zero, The Violence Action.
Who directed The Spring That Never Was?
The Spring That Never Was was directed by Kaname Kobayashi and stars Jun Ajino.