Area 88 Act I: The Blue Skies of Betrayal (1985)
Shin Kazama, tricked and forced into flying for the remote country of Aslan, can only escape the hell of war by earning money for shooting down enemy planes or die trying. Through the course of the series, Shin must deal with the consequences of killing and friends dying around him as tries to keep his mind on freeing himself from this nightmare.
Director:
Hisayuki Toriumi
Writer:
Akiyoshi Sakai
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Kaneto Shiozawa as Shin Kazama |
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Iemasa Kayumi as McCoy |
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Kei Tomiyama as Mickey Simon |
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TarÅ Shigaki as Saki Vashutal |
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Yoshito Yasuhara as Satoru Kanzaki |
| Art | Mitsuki Nakamura | Art Direction |
| Directing | Hisayuki Toriumi | Director |
| Writing | Kaoru Shintani | Original Story |
| Sound | Ichirou Nitta | Music |
| Writing | Akiyoshi Sakai | Screenplay |
| Visual Effects | Toshiyasu Okada | Character Designer |
| Sound | Shigeharu Shiba | Sound Director |
| Camera | Hitoshi Kaneko | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Juro Sugimura | Director of Photography |
| Production | Ren Usami | Executive Producer |
| Production | Yuji Nunokawa | Producer |