"Around the time he made such remarkably ambivalent war films as Mud and Soldiers and Five Scouts, Tasaka directed this 'home front' comedy-drama which is too bizarre to be serious propaganda. [The plot revolves around a public contribution campaign to buy airplanes.] The mayor's aviator son promises to fly over the village in salute, and much of the narrative concerns the preparations for this great event. Tasaka throws in a few songs, some village humor and satire, and tremendous camera mobility, finally wringing every possible effect from his climax." John Gillett, British Film Institute
Genre: Drama
Stars: Ryo Akaboshi, Noboru Asahi, Yûji Azuma, Donguriboya, Masako Fujimura, Haehiko Fuyuki
Crew: Tomotaka Tasaka (Director), Shozo Ito (Screenplay), Shozo Ito (Story)
Country: Japan
Language: 日本語
Studio: Nikkatsu Corporation
Runtime: 84 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Feb 15, 1939
IMDb: 6
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