Film

Attack Squadron

1963 · 1h 41m · Action · Drama · War

A dramatic story of the last days of the Imperial Japanese Air Force

IMDb

6.5

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.

Toshirō Mifune

Lt. Colonel Senda

Yūzō Kayama

Captain Shiro Taki

Takashi Shimura

Admiral

Yōsuke Natsuki

Captain Nobuo Ataka

Makoto Satō

Teppei Yano

Susumu Fujita

Yamato Commander Ito

Jun Tazaki

Commander

Akihiko Hirata

Senda's Aide

Yoshibumi Tajima

Sailor

Yoshio Kosugi

Destroyer Captain

Senkichi Ōmura

Transport Pilot

Seizaburō Kawazu

Kosaku Aruga

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Yuriko Hoshi

• Shūe MatsubayashiDirector
• Shinobu HashimotoWriter
• Katsuya SusakiWriter
• Shinichi SekizawaWriter
• Tomoyuki TanakaProducer · Writer
• Yasuyoshi TajitsuProducer
• Takashi SuzukiDirector of Photography
• Takao SaitōDirector of Photography
• Kazuo YamadaDirector of Photography
• Ikuma DanOriginal Music Composer

Release date

January 3, 1963

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

12

Genres

Action, Drama, War