Jet Air Base 101

19571h 23mNo ratings yet

Drama
War

Overview

The first batch of flight control officer candidates, full of yearning for the sky, are assembled at the 101st Air Regiment base. Nakata, Sato, and the other cadets undergo intensive training under Captain Kotani, a famous pilot, but gradually begin to resent his strict leadership. A youthful story that vividly portrays the young pilots of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force who place their hopes in the sky. Japan's first full-length film about jet aviation, it was shot on location at the Hamamatsu Air Self-Defense Force Base over an extended period of time, with dozens of jets being mobilized for the filming.

Keywords

military

Details

Status: Released
Release date: December 15, 1957
Original language: Japanese
Spoken languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan
Production: Toei Company
Cast: Ryūnosuke Tsukigata,Hitomi Nakahara,Ken Takakura,Kenji Imai,Michiko Hoshi,Jun Usami,Mitsue Komiya,Akiko Kazami,Kenji Susukida,Takashi Kandaand 2 more
Director: Tsuneo Kobayashi
Writer: Shin Morita
Cinematography: Ichirō Hoshijima
Music: Takio Niki
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt8885406