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Jet Air Base 101 (1957)
Directed by Tsuneo Kobayashi
Overview
The first batch of flight control officer candidates, full of yearning for the sky, are assembled at the 101st Air Regiment base. Nakata, Sato, and the other cadets undergo intensive training under Captain Kotani, a famous pilot, but gradually begin to resent his strict leadership. A youthful story that vividly portrays the young pilots of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force who place their hopes in the sky. Japan’s first full-length film about jet aviation, it was shot on location at the Hamamatsu Air Self-Defense Force Base over an extended period of time, with dozens of jets being mobilized for the filming.
Length 83 minutes
Actors
Ryûnosuke Tsukigata | Hitomi Nakahara | Ken Takakura | Kenji Imai | Michiko Hoshi | Junya Usami | Mitsue Komiya | Akiko Kazami | Kenji Susukida | Takashi Kanda | Akikane Sawa