Attack Squadron

Overview

Lt. Col. Senda resists the idea of sending Japanese fighter pilots on suicide missions. He believes that what is really necessary for Japan to regain momentum in the war is for the air force to gather its most brilliant pilots into an elite squadron and use the unit to pinpoint attacks on the Americans. Disrespected by the kamikaze pilots who think the "non-suicidal" pilots are afraid, the unit redeems itself by stunning victories. But success leads the military leaders to expect too much of the unit, and new orders portend disaster.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 3, 1963

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

TOHO

Cast

Toshirō Mifune,Yūzō Kayama,Takashi Shimura,Yōsuke Natsuki,Makoto Satō,Yuriko Hoshi,Ryō Ikebe,Kiyoshi Atsumi,Kō Nishimura,Ichirō Nakataniand 35 more

Director

Shūe Matsubayashi

Writer

Shinobu Hashimoto,Katsuya Susaki,Shinichi Sekizawa,Tomoyuki Tanaka

Producer

Yasuyoshi Tajitsu,Tomoyuki Tanaka

Cinematography

Kazuo Yamada,Takashi Suzuki,Takao Saitō

Music

Ikuma Dan

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0142892