Father of the Kamikaze (1974)
Vice Admiral Takajiro Ohnishi could see that Japan's defeat in WWII was inevitable. He came to realize that the only way to force a negotiated solution was to convince the Americans that invading Japan would cause massive casualties on both sides. The cold logic of suicide attacks, where one man and one plane could kill hundreds, seemed the only solution. In one of the cruel ironies of fate, Ohnishi actually succeeded; he convinced the Americans that invading Japan would be too costly in lives. But what he could not foresee was that America had another way of ending the war.
Released: Sep 14, 1974
Runtime: 199 minutes
Stars: Koji Tsuruta, Noboru Andō, Shinjirô Ehara, Tatsuo Endō, Kensaku Hara, Kiyoto Harada
Crew: Kōsaku Yamashita (Director), Kōji Shundō (Executive Producer), Kenji Tsukagoshi (Director of Photography), Tatsuo Nogami (Screenplay), Chūji Kinoshita (Original Music Composer), Kazuo Kasahara (Screenplay)