Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron

7.0

110m

1944

War

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.

Starring

Susumu Fujita, Minoru Takada, Denjirō Ōkōchi, Takashi Shimura, Katsuhiko Haida, Takuzō Kumagai, Yataro Kurokawa

Directed By

Kajirō Yamamoto