The Cockpit (ザ・コクピット) 31 years old

A World War II anthology film based on Leiji Matsumoto's Battlefield manga. Kawajiri's Slipstream follows a Luftwaffe pilot on his mission to protect Germany's trump card: the world's first atomic bomb. Imanishi's Sonic Boom Squadron explores the last hours of an Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka pilot on August 6, 1945. Takahashi's Knight of the Iron Dragon tells the story of two Japanese soldiers in Leyte as they attempt to keep a promise.

Credits

The Cockpit Cast

Name	Character
Kappei Yamaguchi He was 28, now 59 years old	as Soldier Utsunomiya
Emi Shinohara She was 30, now 61 years old	as Melhenna
Hikaru Midorikawa He was 25, now 56 years old	as Ensign Nogami

The Cockpit Crew

Name	Department
Yoshiaki Kawajiri as Director. He was 42 (now 74) years old	Directing