Poster of Father of the Kamikaze

Father of the Kamikaze

Plot: Vice Admiral Takajiro Ohnishi could see that Japan's defeat in WWII was inevitable. He came to realize that the only way to force a negotiated solution was to convince the Americans that invading Japan would cause massive casualties on both sides
Release Date: Saturday, September 14 1974
50 years ago
Genres: War, Drama, History
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Portrait of Koji TsurutaKoji Tsuruta. Koji Tsuruta was 49 in Father of the Kamikaze as 'Admiral Takijiro Onishi'.
Birthday: Sat, Dec 06 1924 –
Died: Tue, Jun 16 1987
Portrait of Noboru AndōNoboru Andō. Noboru Andō was 48 in Father of the Kamikaze
Birthday: Mon, May 24 1926 –
Died: Wed, Dec 16 2015
Portrait of Shinjirō EharaShinjirō Ehara. Shinjirō Ehara was 37 in Father of the Kamikaze
Birthday: Mon, Oct 12 1936 –
Died: Tue, Sep 27 2022
Portrait of Tatsuo EndōTatsuo Endō. Tatsuo Endō was 46 in Father of the Kamikaze
Birthday: Mon, Jan 30 1928 –
Died: Sat, Jul 07 2012
Portrait of Kensaku HaraKensaku Hara. Kensaku Hara was 69 in Father of the Kamikaze
Birthday: Tue, May 23 1905 –
Died: Thu, Feb 07 2002
Portrait of Kiyoto HaradaKiyoto Harada. Kiyoto Harada was 39 in Father of the Kamikaze
Birthday: Mon, Sep 02 1935
Portrait of Ryōji HayamaRyōji Hayama. Ryōji Hayama was 41 in Father of the Kamikaze
Birthday: Wed, Nov 09 1932 –
Died: Sun, Jan 03 1993
Portrait of Shōtarō HayashiShōtarō Hayashi. Shōtarō Hayashi was 40 in Father of the Kamikaze
Birthday: Thu, Jun 21 1934
Portrait of Gorō IbukiGorō Ibuki. Gorō Ibuki was 28 in Father of the Kamikaze
Birthday: Wed, Jan 02 1946
Portrait of Ryō IkebeRyō Ikebe. Ryō Ikebe was 56 in Father of the Kamikaze
Birthday: Mon, Feb 11 1918 –
Died: Fri, Oct 08 2010
Portrait of Masataka IwaoMasataka Iwao. Masataka Iwao was 31 in Father of the Kamikaze
Birthday: Sun, Dec 20 1942
Portrait of Nobuo KanekoNobuo Kaneko. Nobuo Kaneko was 51 in Father of the Kamikaze
Birthday: Tue, Mar 27 1923 –
Died: Fri, Jan 20 1995
Portrait of Kinya KitaojiKinya Kitaoji. Kinya Kitaoji was 31 in Father of the Kamikaze
Birthday: Tue, Feb 23 1943
Portrait of Akira KobayashiAkira Kobayashi. Akira Kobayashi was 35 in Father of the Kamikaze
Birthday: Thu, Nov 03 1938
Portrait of Toshio KurosawaToshio Kurosawa. Toshio Kurosawa was 30 in Father of the Kamikaze
Birthday: Fri, Feb 04 1944
Portrait of Hiroki MatsukataHiroki Matsukata. Hiroki Matsukata was 32 in Father of the Kamikaze
Birthday: Thu, Jul 23 1942 –
Died: Sat, Jan 21 2017
Portrait of Shinichirō MikamiShinichirō Mikami. Shinichirō Mikami was 33 in Father of the Kamikaze
Birthday: Mon, Sep 16 1940 –
Died: Sat, Jul 14 2018
Portrait of Hideo MurotaHideo Murota. Hideo Murota was 36 in Father of the Kamikaze
Birthday: Thu, Oct 07 1937 –
Died: Sat, Jun 15 2002
Portrait of Kenichi SakuragiKenichi Sakuragi. Kenichi Sakuragi was 26 in Father of the Kamikaze
Birthday: Fri, Mar 26 1948
Portrait of Bunta SugawaraBunta Sugawara. Bunta Sugawara was 41 in Father of the Kamikaze
Birthday: Wed, Aug 16 1933 –
Died: Fri, Nov 28 2014
Portrait of Asao UchidaAsao Uchida. Asao Uchida was 54 in Father of the Kamikaze
Birthday: Sun, Aug 01 1920 –
Died: Mon, Sep 30 1996
Portrait of Tatsuo UmemiyaTatsuo Umemiya. Tatsuo Umemiya was 36 in Father of the Kamikaze
Birthday: Fri, Mar 11 1938 –
Died: Thu, Dec 12 2019
Portrait of Rinichi YamamotoRinichi Yamamoto. Rinichi Yamamoto was 47 in Father of the Kamikaze
Birthday: Sun, Jan 16 1927 –
Died: Thu, Oct 16 1980
Portrait of Shingo YamashiroShingo Yamashiro. Shingo Yamashiro was 35 in Father of the Kamikaze
Birthday: Thu, Nov 10 1938 –
Died: Wed, Aug 12 2009
Portrait of Tsunehiko WataseTsunehiko Watase. Tsunehiko Watase was 30 in Father of the Kamikaze
Birthday: Fri, Jul 28 1944 –
Died: Tue, Mar 14 2017

Crew

Portrait of Kōsaku YamashitaKōsaku Yamashita. Kōsaku Yamashita was 44 in Father of the Kamikaze as 'Director'
Birthday: Fri, Jan 10 1930 –
Died: Sun, Dec 06 1998
Portrait of Kenji TsukagoshiKenji Tsukagoshi. Kenji Tsukagoshi was >> in Father of the Kamikaze as 'Director of Photography'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Etsuaki MasudaEtsuaki Masuda. Etsuaki Masuda was >> in Father of the Kamikaze as 'Lighting Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Kazuo KasaharaKazuo Kasahara. Kazuo Kasahara was 47 in Father of the Kamikaze as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Sun, May 08 1927 –
Died: Thu, Dec 12 2002
Portrait of Tatsuo NogamiTatsuo Nogami. Tatsuo Nogami was 46 in Father of the Kamikaze as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Wed, Mar 28 1928 –
Died: Sat, Jul 20 2013
Portrait of Kōji ShundōKōji Shundō. Kōji Shundō was 57 in Father of the Kamikaze as 'Executive Producer'
Birthday: Mon, Nov 27 1916 –
Died: Fri, Oct 12 2001
Portrait of Chūji KinoshitaChūji Kinoshita. Chūji Kinoshita was 58 in Father of the Kamikaze as 'Original Music Composer'
Birthday: Sun, Apr 09 1916 –
Died: Mon, Apr 30 2018