Summary Lt. Koji Kitami is a navigator-bombardier in Japan's Naval Air Force. He participates in the Japanese raid on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in 1941 and is welcomed with pride in his hometown on his return. As Japan racks up victory after victory in the Pacific War, Kitami is caught up in the emotion of the time and fights courageously for the standard of Japanese honor. But his assuredness of his government's righteousness is shaken after the Japanese navy is defeated in the debacle of Midway. View more details
Directed : Shûe Matsubayashi Hugo Grimaldi
Written : Shinobu Hashimoto Takeo Kunihiro
Stars : Toshirô Mifune Kôji Tsuruta Makoto Satô Yôsuke Natsuki
Genres : Drama History War
Release date : Apr 25, 1960
Countries of origin : Japan
Language : Japanese
Production companies : Toho
Summary Lt. Koji Kitami is a navigator-bombardier in Japan's Naval Air Force. He participates in the Japanese raid on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in 1941 and is welcomed with pride in his hometown on his return. As Japan racks up victory after victory in the Pacific War, Kitami is caught up in the emotion of the time and fights courageously for the standard of Japanese honor. But his assuredness of his government's righteousness is shaken after the Japanese navy is defeated in the debacle of Midway. View more details
Genres : Drama History War
Release date : Apr 25, 1960
Countries of origin : Japan
Language : Japanese
Production companies : Toho
