Zero Pilot (1976)
Based on the true story of Saburo Sakai, ace pilot in the Pacific War. As he witnesses his comrades die, Sakai must face the ultimate battle for survival over Guadalcanal.
Director:
Seiji Maruyama
Writer:
Katsuya Susaki
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Hiroshi Fujioka as Saburo Sakai |
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Tarō Shigaki as Lieutenant Sasai |
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Naoko Ohtani as |
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Yasuo Tanabe as |
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Miki Shimamura as |
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Toshitaka Itō as |
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Kazuhiro Fukuzaki as |
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Sei Hiraizumi as |
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Akihiko Hirata as |
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Junshi Shimada as Handa Hisôchô |
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Kazunaga Tsuji as |
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Ren Yamamoto as |
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Toyoto Fukuda as |
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Natsuyo Kawakami as |
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Takeo Chii as |
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Tetsuro Tamba as Captain Saito |
| Directing | Seiji Maruyama | Director |
| Production | Tomoyuki Tanaka | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Saburo Sakai | Original Story |
| Writing | Katsuya Susaki | Screenplay |
| Production | Kazuo Baba | Associate Producer |
| Production | Fumio Tanaka | Associate Producer |
| Camera | Rokurô Nishigaki | Director of Photography |
| Art | Shigekazu Ikuno | Art Direction |
| Sound | Nobuyuki Tanaka | Sound Recordist |
| Lighting | Shinji Kojima | Lighting Technician |
| Sound | Toshiaki Tsushima | Original Music Composer |
| Editing | Yoshitami Kuroiwa | Editor |
| Crew | Koichi Kawakita | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Koichi Kawakita | Visual Effects Director |
| Crew | Yasuyuki Inoue | Visual Effects Art Director |
| Crew | Yoshio Tabuchi | Special Effects |
| Crew | Yoshio Tabuchi | Special Effects Assistant |
| Visual Effects | Yoshio Tabuchi | Visual Effects Director |
| Camera | Kaoru Washio | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Hideyuki Inoue | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Takao Okawara | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Yoshinori Ishizuki | Still Photographer |
| Visual Effects | Motoyoshi Tomioka | VFX Director of Photography |
| Crew | Motoyoshi Tomioka | Special Effects |
| Camera | Kazukiyo Tanaka | Still Photographer |
| Lighting | Masakuni Morimoto | Lighting Technician |
| Visual Effects | Masakuni Morimoto | VFX Lighting Artist |
| Crew | Koji Matsumoto | Special Effects |
| Crew | Tadaaki Watanabe | Special Effects |
| Visual Effects | Hiroshi Matsuda | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Hiroshi Matsuda | Visual Effects Compositor |
| Visual Effects | Takeshi Miyanishi | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Takeshi Miyanishi | Visual Effects Camera |
| Visual Effects | Yoshio Ishii | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Kyo Hirokawa | Visual Effects Production Manager |
| Production | Takahide Morichi | Production Manager |
| Production | Toshio Tokumasu | Production Manager |