Year: 1960
Runtime: 118 mins
Language: Japanese
Director: Shūe Matsubayashi
Lieutenant Koji Kitami serves as a navigator‑bombardier in the Imperial Japanese Naval Air Force. He flies a Zero during the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor and returns home to a hero’s welcome. As Japan scores Pacific victories, Kitami embraces the honor code, but the crushing defeat at Midway shatters his confidence in his nation’s cause.
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