Colonel Kato's Falcon Squadron (1944)
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.
Director:
Kajirō Yamamoto
Writers:
Kajirō Yamamoto, Kenta Yamazaki.
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Susumu Fujita as Colonel Kato |
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Minoru Takada as |
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Denjirō Ōkōchi as |
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Takashi Shimura as |
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Katsuhiko Haida as |
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Takuzō Kumagai as |
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Yataro Kurokawa as |
| Crew | Eiji Tsuburaya | Special Effects |
| Directing | Kajirō Yamamoto | Director |
| Writing | Kajirō Yamamoto | Screenplay |
| Writing | Kenta Yamazaki | Screenplay |
| Visual Effects | Eiji Tsuburaya | Visual Effects |
| Visual Effects | Eiji Tsuburaya | Visual Effects Director |
| Directing | Ishirō Honda | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Kengo Furusawa | Assistant Director |
| Camera | Akira Mimura | Director of Photography |
| Art | Takashi Matsuyama | Production Design |
| Production | Haruo Mura | Producer |
| Sound | Seiichi Suzuki | Original Music Composer |
| Sound | Tomohisa Higuchi | Sound |
| Lighting | Kakuzo Nishikawa | Lighting Technician |
