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The Winds of God (2005)

Directed by Shiro Nakayama

Overview

Two Osaka comedians, Makoto (Tomomitsu Yamaguchi) and Kinta (Go Morita), are riding bicycles in Tokyo when they’re hit by a dump truck. They regain consciousness in 1945, but not of their own bodies. Somehow, their souls have been transported into the bodies of two tokkotai (special forces, or “kamikaze”) pilots.  Having grown up in a peaceful, carefree Japan, the two comedians experience severe disorientation at having to suddenly deal with the realities of war.  They attempt to escape their squadron, knowing that Japan will eventually lose the war, but are nevertheless moved by the young men they meet, all of whom have very different opinions about their fate and the responsibilities that have been placed upon them.

Length 94 minutes

Actors

Erika Sawajiri | Tomomitsu Yamaguchi | Go Morita | Shirô Itô | Miho Konishi | Hiroyuki Ikeuchi | Mitsunori Isaki | Shin'ya Ueda | Pinko Izumi | Teppei Arita | Masahiko Nishimura | Yûko Itô | Manabu Hamada | Shunya Isaka | Tetsu Umemiya | Takanori Kawamoto | Kei Tamura | Yûya Ogawa | 松本康太 | Akihiro Nishikawa | 黒岩司