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Zero (1984)

Original title: 零戦燃ゆ

1984-08-11 · 2h 8m · JA
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Two young men are recruited into the Japanese air force just before outbreak of WW2 by the test pilot of Japans new super fighter - the Zero. The movie is told in reverse from the point of one of the young men who don't qualify for the pilot training and instead joins the ground crew. It chronicles the entire history of the famous fighter from the first prototype test flights all through the war.

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Ryōzō KasaharaWriterToshio MasudaDirectorKunio YanagidaWriter

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Jun HashizumeJun HashizumeKunio MizushimaYu HayamiYu HayamiShizuko YoshikawaYūzō KayamaYūzō KayamaManbei ShimokawaTetsuro TambaTetsuro TambaAdmiral Isoroku YamamotoKinya KitaojiKinya KitaojiJiro HorikoshiDaijiro TsutsumiDaijiro TsutsumiShoichi HamadaTeruhiko AoiTeruhiko AoiKofukudaMasaaki DaimonMasaaki DaimonSoneTakeshi KatōTakeshi KatōUgakiYūki MeguroYūki MeguroMiyanoYōko MinamidaYōko MinamidaIne HamadaShin TakumaShin TakumaTeruo Tojo

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Genre affinityWarEmotional intensityWarDirector preference210106Actor preference100888 · 328258 · 362467Country preferenceJpDecade preference1980

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What is Zero about?

Two young men are recruited into the Japanese air force just before outbreak of WW2 by the test pilot of Japans new super fighter - the Zero. The movie is told in reverse from the point of one of the young men who don't qualify for the pilot training and instead joins the ground crew. It chronicles the entire history of the famous fighter from the first prototype test flights all through the war.

How long is Zero?

Zero has a runtime of 128 minutes.