
Shūji Yamaoka was a suicide pilot during the war who somehow survived Japan's surrender. After decades of working as a fisherman in Kumamoto, a provincial seaside city in southern Kyushu, Yamaoka remains reluctant to discuss his wartime experiences with anyone, much less an intrusive reporter looking for a feature story. Then a series of events shake Yamaoka to the core, forcing him to re-evaluate his past.
Cast

Ken Takakura
Yamaoka Shuji

Yuko Tanaka
Tomoko Yamaoka

Isao Natsuyagi
Takemoto

Ryuji Harada
Tetsuo

Takami Mizuhashi
Hotaru

Ayako Kobayashi
Unknown

Kiichi Nakai
Unknown
Hisashi Igawa
Unknown

Tomoko Naraoka
Unknown

Nenji Kobayashi
Unknown

Renji Ishibashi
Unknown

Yukiyoshi Ozawa
Unknown

Yuko Fueki
Young Tomoko Yamaoka

Shigeo Kobayashi
Unknown
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