Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron

1h 50m
War
7

A 1944 propaganda film that depicts the fictionalised career of IJAAF pilot Tateo Kato, who led the 64th Sentai during the early months of the Pacific War. The film has scenes featuring Ki-43 fighters escorting Ki-21 bombers to attack Rangoon, where they are attacked by P-40 Warhawk and Brewster Buffalo fighters.

Cast

Susumu Fujita
Colonel Kato
Minoru Takada
Unknown
Denjirō Ōkōchi
Unknown
Takashi Shimura
Unknown
Katsuhiko Haida
Unknown
Takuzō Kumagai
Unknown
Yataro Kurokawa
Unknown

Crew

Kajirō Yamamoto
Director, Screenplay
Kenta Yamazaki
Screenplay
Akira Mimura
Director of Photography
Ishirō Honda
Assistant Director
Kengo Furusawa
Assistant Director
Haruo Mura
Producer
Takashi Matsuyama
Production Design
Tomohisa Higuchi
Sound
Kakuzo Nishikawa
Lighting Technician
Eiji Tsuburaya
Special Effects, Visual Effects Director, Visual Effects
Seiichi Suzuki
Original Music Composer

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