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The Last Kamikaze
Secondary Title:
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: Testimonials from WWII Suicide Pilots
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Filmmaker Name:
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Masami Takahashi
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Film Length:
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55 min
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Film Year:
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2007
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Duration:
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46-75 min
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Decade:
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2000s
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Language:
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in English & Japanese
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Subtitle Language:
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English subtitles
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Color:
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color
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This film explores the minds of former suicide bombers who participated in the first well-orchestrated suicide mission in modern history, the one carried out by the air arm of the Imperial Japanese Navy during WWII. Although in the beginning, these suicide pilots were university graduates and intellectual elites in their 20s, by 1942 the Navy was aggressively recruiting a large number of boys who were only in their low teens. Fortunately, some never flew their final suicide mission because the war ended before it was their turn to fly out. The producer/director interviews several friends of his deceased father (who was also a former suicide pilot) in order to understand the mindset and motives behind such an extraordinary behavior. Now in their 70s and 80s, these individuals reflect upon their past and talk candidly about their lives, issues related to patriotism, spirituality, and on-going turmoil in the Middle East.
The Last Kamikaze
Producer, Director
Masami Takahashi
Editor
Toshi Iga
Camera
Maciej Kosim
Komatsu Masaaki
Archival Footage
MacDonald & Associates
Audio Engineer
Rich Martin
Audio Engineer Assistant
David Cavazos
Post-production Supervisor
Toshi Iga
Technical Consultant
Charles Nolley
Wakawashi no Uta by
Nousho Omura
Douki no Sakura by
Yaso Saijyo
Original Sound Track
Anthony andNick Ribaudo
Narration
John Parker
Suzanne Gaskins
Subtitle Editing
Omid Nolley
Tim Porcelli
Image Scanning
Lori Cuevas
Gene McFaden
In order of appearance
Capt. Mark S. Welch
Mr. Takeji Naganuma
Mr. Yoshio Yonezawa
Ms. Yoko Ohshiman
Mr. Jyurou Tsuruta
Mr. Harumi Kawasaki
Mr. Senri Hayashi
Mr. Juri Ishihara
Mr. Jiro Yoshida
Kamui
Mr. Mikiei Tohata
Ms. Eiko Takahashi
Ema
All Yokaren
Asahi Newspaper
Asakusa View Hotel
Geographic Survey Institute of Japan
Houmei-kan Dojo
Illinois Humanity Council
Ishihara Bankin
Japan American Cultural Exchange
Japan National Diet Library
Japan Self-Defense Force, Tsuchiura-base, Office of Public Relation
Joyo Newspaper
Kamui
MARS Production, Japan
New York Times
Northeastern Illinois University
Shinjuku Sports Center
Kitsap SUN
Tsuchiura City Mayoral Office
Tsuchiura Kijo Park
Tsuchiura Royal Lake Hotel
Tsuchiura Kura Museum (Domon Ken Museum)
Unabara-kai
Yushu-kan
Yasukuni Shrine
Zenkoku Kaiten-kai
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