Father of the Kamikaze

Vice Admiral Takajiro Ohnishi could see that Japan's defeat in WWII was inevitable. He came to realize that the only way to force a negotiated solution was to convince the Americans that invading Japan would cause massive casualties on both sides. The cold logic of suicide attacks, where one man and one plane could kill hundreds, seemed the only solution. In one of the cruel ironies of fate, Ohnishi actually succeeded; he convinced the Americans that invading Japan would be too costly in lives. But what he could not foresee was that America had another way of ending the war.

Cast

Koji Tsuruta

Koji Tsuruta

as Admiral Takijiro Onishi

Noboru Andō

Noboru Andō

as

Shinjirō Ehara

Shinjirō Ehara

as

Tatsuo Endō

Tatsuo Endō

as

Kensaku Hara

Kensaku Hara

as

Kiyoto Harada

Kiyoto Harada

as

Ryōji Hayama

Ryōji Hayama

as

Shōtarō Hayashi

Shōtarō Hayashi

as

Gorō Ibuki

Gorō Ibuki

as

Ryō Ikebe

Ryō Ikebe

as

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