Attack Squadron! (1963)

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Country: Japan
Genres: Action, Drama, War
Release: 1963-01-03
Director: Shûe Matsubayashi
Writers: Shinobu Hashimoto , Shinichi Sekizawa , Katsuya Susaki , Tomoyuki Tanaka
Language: Japanese
Stars: Toshirō Mifune , Yûzô Kayama , Takashi Shimura , Yōsuke Natsuki , Makoto Satō , Yuriko Hoshi , Ryō Ikebe , Kiyoshi Atsumi , Kō Nishimura , Susumu Fujita
Runtime: 101 min
Awards: N/A
AKA: Kamikaze - självmordspiloterna (Sweden) , Kamikaze (United States of America) , L'ultimo volo delle aquile (Italy) , Escadron de atac (Romania) , 太平洋の翼 (Japan) , Wings Over the Pacific , Taiheiyo no tsubasa , Крилата на Тихия океан (Bulgaria) , Attack Squadron (Netherlands the) , Aenonavmahia ston Eiriniko (Greece) , Victory (France, French Republic) , Attack Squadron! (United States of America) , Die siegreichen Adler von Okinawa , Wings of the Pacific , Mergulhando Para o Inferno (Brazil) , Attack Squadron! (Canada) , Escuadrón de ataque (Mexico) , 太平洋之翼 (Taiwan) , Skrzydła Pacyfiku (Poland)
Plot: 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.
IMDB:tt0142892