A story of young students trained to become Kamikaze pilots in World War II.
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Koji Tsuruta
First Lieutenant Jinnouchi
Ken Takakura
First Lieutenant Kenmochi
Hiroki Matsukata
Second Sublieutenant Shiratori
Sonny Chiba
Second Sublieutenant Hanzawa
Isao Natsuyagi
Second Sublieutenant Nanjô
Kunio Murai
Second Sublieutenant Yui
Yoshiko Sakuma
Noriko Nanjô
Sumiko Fuji
Reiko Shiratori
Asao Koike
First Lieutenant Ôoka
Kenjirō Ishiyama
Senzô Shiratori
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