Kato hayabusa sento-tai (1944)

Original title

加藤隼戦闘隊

Directed by

Kajirō Yamamoto

Genre

drama film, war film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 50m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 4 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows a squadron of Japanese fighter pilots during World War II. It shows their combat missions and the bond between the men.

patrioticsolemnaction-packedinspirationalblack-and-whiteepisodicwartimestirring

What happens

Kato hayabusa sento-tai (Japanese: 加藤隼戦闘隊), a.k.a. Colonel Tateo Katō's Flying Squadron (64th Sentai) or Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron, is a 1944 black and white Japanese film directed by Kajirō Yamamoto. A war film detailing the missions of a squadron in the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service, this film features special effects directed by Eiji Tsuburaya, best known for his work on the Godzilla and Ultraman franchises. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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