Kamikaze: An Untold History (2025): cast, story & where to watch

Released in 2025, Kamikaze: An Untold History is a documentary and war film directed by Takayuki Oshima, running about 90 minutes.

What it’s about. On the Pacific front, towards the end of World War II, Japan's imperial armed forces launched 'kamikaze' attacks - suicide missions by aircraft laden with bombs. It was a mad operation with no hope of returning alive, but the nation went wild, and the attacks continued for ten months, literally until the very last day of the war. Close to 4,000 Japanese airmen died, and nearly 7,000 Allied military personnel were killed, and thousands more were injured by the attacks. How could this happen? Utilising 15 years' worth of extensive interviews with US and Japanese World War II veterans, Takayuki Oshima’s film delves into the mechanism of how a crazed madness swept through an entire nation.

Who’s in it. Kamikaze: An Untold History stars Togo Igawa as Self - Narrator (voice), Tomokazu Kasai, Hayao Fujimoto and Douglas MacArthur as Archive, among others.

How it landed. With an audience score of 10.0/10, Kamikaze: An Untold History sits among the best-reviewed titles in the catalogue.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch Kamikaze: An Untold History page.

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