1944
7.0 (3 votes)
1h 50m
Genres
War
Production Companies
TOHO
Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron (加藤隼戦闘隊)
Overview
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.
Key Crew
Director: Kajirō Yamamoto
Screenplay: Kajirō Yamamoto, Kenta Yamazaki
Director of Photography: Akira Mimura
Producer: Haruo Mura
Top Cast
Susumu Fujita
Colonel Kato
Minoru Takada
Denjirō Ōkōchi
Takashi Shimura
Katsuhiko Haida
Takuzō Kumagai
