Release Date

15 Dec, 1957

Runtime

01:23: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

ジェット機出動 第101航空基地

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Actors

月形龍之介

中原ひとみ

高倉健

今井健二

星美智子

宇佐美淳

Mitsue Komiya

風見章子

薄田研二

神田隆

沢彰謙

Crew