Attack Squadron
1963, Japanese. Directed by Shūe Matsubayashi.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 41m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Shūe MatsubayashiDirector
- Toshirō MifuneLt. Colonel Senda
- Yūzō KayamaCaptain Shiro Taki
- Takashi ShimuraAdmiral
- Yōsuke NatsukiCaptain Nobuo Ataka
- Makoto SatōTeppei Yano
- Yuriko HoshiMiyako Tamai
- Ryō IkebeMajor Mihara
- Kiyoshi AtsumiPetty Officer Tange
- Kō NishimuraPetty Officer Inaba
- Ichirō NakataniPetty Officer Nakamura
- Akihiko HirataSenda's Aide
- Jun TazakiCommander
Details
- Released
- 3 January 1963
- Original title
- 太平洋の翼
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Shinobu Hashimoto, Katsuya Susaki, Shinichi Sekizawa
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Attack Squadron runs 101 minutes (1h 41m).
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Who directed Attack Squadron?
Attack Squadron (1963) was directed by Shūe Matsubayashi and stars Toshirō Mifune, Yūzō Kayama, Takashi Shimura.