The Falcon Fighters

The Falcon Fighters

1969
1h 40m
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Overview

In the prewar days leading up to the Second Sino-Japanese War of 1937, head flight instructor Lt. Katō Tateo of the Imperial Japanese Army-Air Corps trains new volunteers from the Army's Infantry to become Japan's next generation of fighter pilots at the Tokorozawa Flying School. Flying Kawasaki Ko-4 biplanes, Lt. Katō will train both friend and future foe alike. But as war in China breaks out, Katō now in command of the 5th Rentai will take his untested men flying antiquated planes into aerial combat against the Chinese Air Force who is now headed by Lt. Cho who Katō both earlier befriended and personally trained himself. While Katō's squadron ultimately achieves air superiority over the skies of Manchuria, it comes at a high price in men to which each loss carries a heavy burden that he alone must carry. As the war widens into the Second World War, Captain Katō must battle an ever advancing array of deadlier new enemies flying ever more modern fighter planes.

Status: Released

Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
Daiei Film
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Quick Facts

Original Title あゝ陸軍隼戦闘隊
Release Date November 1, 1969
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0210949

Cast

Makoto Satō
Makoto Satō

Lt. Takeo Kato

Kōjirō Hongō
Kōjirō Hongō

2nd Lt. Ando

Ken Utsui
Ken Utsui

Jun Fujimaki
Jun Fujimaki

Cho Eishun

Shiho Fujimura
Shiho Fujimura

Kato's Wife

Yôko Namikawa
Yôko Namikawa

Keiko

Toru Minegishi
Toru Minegishi

Akio Hasegawa
Akio Hasegawa

Shigeru Tsuyuguchi
Shigeru Tsuyuguchi

Kenjirō Ishiyama
Kenjirō Ishiyama

Bontarō Miake
Bontarō Miake

Yoshirō Kitahara
Yoshirō Kitahara

Key Crew

Masaichi Nagata
Executive Producer
Katsuya Susaki
Screenplay
Mitsuo Murayama
Director

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