Japan / Aug 11, 1984
2h 8min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Two young men are recruited into the Japanese air force just before outbreak of WW2 by the test pilot of Japans new super fighter - the Zero. The movie is told in reverse from the point of one of the young men who don't qualify for the pilot training and instead joins the ground crew. It chronicles the entire history of the famous fighter from the first prototype test flights all through the war.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Masaaki Daimon | Sone |
| Takeshi Katō | Ugaki |
| Yūki Meguro | Miyano |
| Yōko Minamida | Ine Hamada |
| Shin Takuma | Teruo Tojo |
| Bill Ross | Douglas Macarthur |
| Yoshio Aoki | |
| Shigeru Kōyama | |
| Hiroko Maki | |
| Shinsuke Mikimoto | |
| Kohji Moritsugu | |
| Shoji Nakayama | |
| Makoto Satō |
Genres
War
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | 零戦燃ゆ |
| Original language | 日本語 (JA) |
| Spoken languages | 日本語 |
| Production countries | Japan |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | TOHO |
| Release date | 11 agosto 1984 |
| Production | Tomoyuki Tanaka |
| Writer | Ryōzō Kasahara, Kunio Yanagida |
| Editing | Yoshitami Kuroiwa |
| Cinematography | Rokurô Nishigaki |
| Assistant directors | Toshio Masuda |
| Camera operators | Rokurô Nishigaki |
| Additional photography | Rokurô Nishigaki |
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| Special effects | Koichi Kawakita |
| Music | Harumi Ibe |
| Sound | Harumi Ibe |
| Budget | 6.250.000 € |
| Revenue | 2.500.000 € |
Release dates
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