Jet Air Base 101 (1957)

Jet Air Base 101 (1957)

1957-12-15 Japan 83 Min. PG-13
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Overview

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.

Cast

中原ひとみ is Reiko Suzuki
Reiko Suzuki
高倉健 is Jiro Nakata
Jiro Nakata
今井健二 is Shuji Sato
Shuji Sato
星美智子 is Toshiko Sato
Toshiko Sato
宇佐美淳 is Base Commander Kabashima
Base Commander Kabashima
風見章子 is Takako Kotani
Takako Kotani