The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze (あゝ予科練) 56 years old

The film is dedicated to the souls of flight school graduates killed in World War II. Young boys dream about becoming pilots and apply to flight schools. However, the flight schools have extremely demanding, harsh training, and once they finally become pilots, they must become suicide bombers and give their lives for their homeland.

Credits

The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze Cast

Name Character
Kōji Tsuruta He was 44, 63 years old when he died
Hayato Tani He was 21, now 78 years old
Masumi Harukawa She was 32, now 89 years old
Juzo Itami He was 35, 64 years old when he died
Junzaburo Ban He was 58, 71 years old when he died
Reiko Ohara She was 21, 62 years old when she died
Kenji Ushio He was 43, 68 years old when he died
Toshiyuki Tsuchiyama
Masaya Takahashi He was 38, 83 years old when he died as Narrator (voice)
Ryō Ikebe He was 50, 92 years old when he died
Sonny Chiba He was 29, now 85 years old
Sumiko Fuji She was 22, now 79 years old
Tetsurō Tamba He was 45, 84 years old when he died
Hideo Murota He was 30, 64 years old when he died
Nenji Kobayashi He was 25, now 81 years old
Teruhiko Saigō He was 21, now 77 years old
Shingo Yamashiro He was 30, 71 years old when he died
Michirô Minami He was 41, 81 years old when he died
Kôji Hio
Harumi Sone He was 30, 78 years old when he died
Tatsuo Umemiya He was 30, 81 years old when he died
Sadako Sawamura She was 59, 87 years old when she died
Michiko Araki She was 51, 72 years old when she died

The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze Crew

Name Department
Katsuya Susaki as Screenplay. He was 46 (93) years old when He died Writing
Osamu Tanaka as Editor. Editing
Shuichiro Nakamura as Art Direction. Art
Hiroshi Ookawa as Executive Producer. He was 71 (74) years old when He died Production
Hanjirô Nakazawa as Director of Photography. Camera
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze poster
The Young Eagles of the Kamikaze (56 years)

  • Release day: Saturday, June 01, 1968
  • Runtime: 110 minutes