Farewell Rabaul
1954, Japanese. Directed by Ishirō Honda.
A squadron of Japanese fighter pilots realise that they are never going to win the war when they understand that Japanese military tactics have little regard for life. Seeking the companionship of any woman who will have them, they spend their days indulging in every fantasy in order to escape the overwhelming fear of death looming just over the horizon.
- Runtime
- 1h 45m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Ishirō HondaDirector
- Ryō IkebeCaptain Wakabayashi
- Mariko OkadaSumiko Komatsu
- Rentaro MikuniCaptain Katase
- Chieko NakakitaMichiyo
- Akihiko HirataFirst lieutenant Noguchi
- Akemi NegishiKimu
- Akira KuboShimada
- Yū Fujiki(uncredited)
- Kenji Sahara(uncredited)
- Haruo NakajimaSoldier (uncredited)
- Mayuri MokushôCast
- Bob BoothCast
Details
- Released
- 10 February 1954
- Original title
- さらばラバウル
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Shinobu Hashimoto, Takeshi Kimura, Dai Nishijima
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Farewell Rabaul runs 105 minutes (1h 45m).
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Farewell Rabaul isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 10 February 1954. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like Farewell Rabaul?
If you liked Farewell Rabaul, try Allied, The History of Love, Ship of Fools.
Who directed Farewell Rabaul?
Farewell Rabaul (1954) was directed by Ishirō Honda and stars Ryō Ikebe, Mariko Okada, Rentaro Mikuni.