Welcome, Yuri Gagarin! (1963)
The film tells about the visit to Japan of the first cosmonaut of the planet Yuri Gagarin. Japan became the twentieth country visited by Yu. A. Gagarin after his triumphant flight into space. During the visit, Yuri Gagarin met with the country's leaders, workers, students, schoolchildren of Japan, who gave him a warm welcome.
Director: Dmitriy Bogolepov
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Yuri Gagarin as Self (archive footage) |
| Directing | Dmitriy Bogolepov | Director |
| Camera | Dmitriy Gasyuk | Camera Operator |
| Camera | Boris Golovnya | Camera Operator |
| Writing | Nikolay Denisov | Writer |