Release Date | 1970-10-29 |
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Runtime | 122 minutes |
Genres | War, Drama |
Stars | Koji Tsuruta, Ken Takakura, Tomisaburō Wakayama, Sumiko Fuji, Sonny Chiba |
Directors | Hiroshi Ookawa, Shigeru Umetani, Shuichiro Nakamura, Kenzo Inoue, Kinya Naoi |
With World War II is coming to its end and Japan nearing defeat, Japanese military leaders step up suicide attacks on Allied ships. Toei legend Koji Tsuruta stars as a Kamikaze squad leader who has second thoughts about suicide runs. He becomes torn between his own morality and his duty to his country when he must deal with a pilot under his command who refuses to complete his mission.