Farewell Rabaul (1954)
A squadron of Japanese fighter pilots realise that they are never going to win the war when they understand that Japanese military tactics have little regard for life. Seeking the companionship of any woman who will have them, they spend their days indulging in every fantasy in order to escape the overwhelming fear of death looming just over the horizon.
Released: Feb 10, 1954
Runtime: 105 minutes
Stars: Ryō Ikebe, Mariko Okada, Rentaro Mikuni, Chieko Nakakita, Akihiko Hirata, Akemi Negishi
Crew: Dai Nishijima (Screenplay), Takeo Kita (Art Direction), Takeshi Kimura (Screenplay), Masanobu Miyazaki (Sound Recordist), Shinobu Hashimoto (Screenplay), Kôichi Iwashita (Editor)