Young Japanese pilots are trained to sink Allied warships by flying into them.

With the war turning against the Japanese, the military high command consider the use of suicide pilots to attack allied shopping in the Pacific. In the south of Japan, young pilots arrive to begin preparations for their first and only missions. Nearby to the kamikaze training base, a tavern owner provides comfort and respite despite objections from the military. The movie highlights the the dichotomy of dying for Japan, without having experienced Japanese life in full.—Matt

With the war turning against Japan, Admiral Masafumi Arima creates the Special Attack Squadrons - later known as the Kamikaze. Young pilots from all over Japan arrive in the town of Chiran to prepare for their final missions. With a notable absence of young men in the town, the women, school girls and retired rally around the young pilots as they await their orders.