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
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Portrait of Koji TsurutaKoji Tsuruta
Koji Tsuruta was
49 in Father of the Kamikaze
as 'Admiral Takijiro Onishi'.
Sat, Dec 06 1924 –
Tue, Jun 16 1987
Portrait of Noboru AndōNoboru Andō
Noboru Andō was
48 in Father of the Kamikaze
Mon, May 24 1926 –
Wed, Dec 16 2015
Portrait of Shinjirô EharaShinjirô Ehara
Shinjirô Ehara was
37 in Father of the Kamikaze
Mon, Oct 12 1936 –
Tue, Sep 27 2022
Portrait of Tatsuo EndōTatsuo Endō
Tatsuo Endō was
46 in Father of the Kamikaze
Mon, Jan 30 1928 –
Sat, Jul 07 2012
Portrait of Kensaku HaraKensaku Hara
Kensaku Hara was
69 in Father of the Kamikaze
Tue, May 23 1905 –
Thu, Feb 07 2002
Portrait of Kiyoto HaradaKiyoto Harada
Kiyoto Harada was
39 in Father of the Kamikaze
Mon, Sep 02 1935
Portrait of Ryōji HayamaRyōji Hayama
Ryōji Hayama was
41 in Father of the Kamikaze
Wed, Nov 09 1932 –
Sun, Jan 03 1993
Portrait of Shōtarō HayashiShōtarō Hayashi
Shōtarō Hayashi was
40 in Father of the Kamikaze
Thu, Jun 21 1934
Portrait of Gorō IbukiGorō Ibuki
Gorō Ibuki was
28 in Father of the Kamikaze
Wed, Jan 02 1946
Portrait of Ryō IkebeRyō Ikebe
Ryō Ikebe was
56 in Father of the Kamikaze
Mon, Feb 11 1918 –
Fri, Oct 08 2010
Portrait of Masataka IwaoMasataka Iwao
Masataka Iwao was
31 in Father of the Kamikaze
Sun, Dec 20 1942
Portrait of Nobuo KanekoNobuo Kaneko
Nobuo Kaneko was
51 in Father of the Kamikaze
Tue, Mar 27 1923 –
Fri, Jan 20 1995
Portrait of Kinya KitaojiKinya Kitaoji
Kinya Kitaoji was
31 in Father of the Kamikaze
Tue, Feb 23 1943
Portrait of Akira KobayashiAkira Kobayashi
Akira Kobayashi was
35 in Father of the Kamikaze
Thu, Nov 03 1938
Portrait of Toshio KurosawaToshio Kurosawa
Toshio Kurosawa was
30 in Father of the Kamikaze
Fri, Feb 04 1944
Portrait of Hiroki MatsukataHiroki Matsukata
Hiroki Matsukata was
32 in Father of the Kamikaze
Thu, Jul 23 1942 –
Sat, Jan 21 2017
Portrait of Shinichirō MikamiShinichirō Mikami
Shinichirō Mikami was
33 in Father of the Kamikaze
Mon, Sep 16 1940 –
Sat, Jul 14 2018
Portrait of Hideo MurotaHideo Murota
Hideo Murota was
36 in Father of the Kamikaze
Thu, Oct 07 1937 –
Sat, Jun 15 2002
Portrait of Kenichi SakuragiKenichi Sakuragi
Kenichi Sakuragi was
26 in Father of the Kamikaze
Fri, Mar 26 1948
Portrait of Bunta SugawaraBunta Sugawara
Bunta Sugawara was
41 in Father of the Kamikaze
Wed, Aug 16 1933 –
Fri, Nov 28 2014
Portrait of Asao UchidaAsao Uchida
Asao Uchida was
54 in Father of the Kamikaze
Sun, Aug 01 1920 –
Mon, Sep 30 1996
Portrait of Tatsuo UmemiyaTatsuo Umemiya
Tatsuo Umemiya was
36 in Father of the Kamikaze
Fri, Mar 11 1938 –
Thu, Dec 12 2019
Portrait of Rinichi YamamotoRinichi Yamamoto
Rinichi Yamamoto was
47 in Father of the Kamikaze
Sun, Jan 16 1927 –
Thu, Oct 16 1980
Portrait of Shingo YamashiroShingo Yamashiro
Shingo Yamashiro was
35 in Father of the Kamikaze
Thu, Nov 10 1938 –
Wed, Aug 12 2009
Portrait of Tsunehiko WataseTsunehiko Watase
Tsunehiko Watase was
30 in Father of the Kamikaze
Fri, Jul 28 1944 –
Tue, Mar 14 2017

Crew

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