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Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron (1944)

1h 50m

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Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron (1944)

Name: Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron
Genre: War & Politics
Released: 1944-03-09

1h 50m

Running Time

March 9, 1944
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Plot.

A 1944 propaganda film that depicts the fictionalised career of IJAAF pilot Tateo Kato, who led the 64th Sentai during the early months of the Pacific War. The film has scenes featuring Ki-43 fighters escorting Ki-21 bombers to attack Rangoon, where they are attacked by P-40 Warhawk and Brewster Buffalo fighters.

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Cast & Crew.

Susumu Fujita

Colonel Kato

Minoru Takada

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Takashi Shimura

Katsuhiko Haida

Takuzō Kumagai

Yataro Kurokawa

Eiji Tsuburaya

Special Effects

Akio Kusama

Actor

Kajirō Yamamoto

Director / Writer

Akira Mimura

Photoscience Manager

Kenta Yamazaki

Writer

Haruo Mura

Producer

Seiichi Suzuki

Composer

Takashi Matsuyama

ProductionDesigner

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Details.

Release Date
March 9, 1944

Original Name
加藤隼戦闘隊

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 50m

Genres
War & Politics

Last updated: 2024-08-27

This Movie Is About.

propaganda

Wiki.

Kato hayabusa sento-tai (加藤隼戦闘隊) a.k.a. Colonel Tateo Katō's Flying Squadron (64th Sentai) and a.k.a. Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron is a 1944 black and white Japanese film directed by Kajiro Yamamoto.

A war film detailing the missions of a squadron in the Imperial Japanese Army Air Service, this film features special effects directed by Eiji Tsuburaya, best known for his work on the Godzilla and Ultraman franchises.