A farmer’s boy, obsessed with his balsa-and-paper flying models and with dreams of real aircraft, develops a friendship with the daughter of the local squire, who introduces the lad to her pilot brother and his flying officer friends; through hard work, and despite the handicap of a lowly class status, he eventually succeeds in qualifying as a pilot and joining the air force.
Cast
Denmei Suzuki
Koichi Shinohara
Kinuyo Tanaka
Toshiko Yamamoto
Hideo Fujino
Shosaku (Father)
Utako Suzuki
Otoki (Mother)
Takeshi Sakamoto
Officer A
Minoru Takada
Shirō
Tokuji Kobayashi
Lieutenant
Shoichi Kofujita
Village Boy
Hideo Takeda
Hiroyuki
Atsushi Watanabe
Officer B
Eiji Oshimoto
Owada (Pilot)
Dekao Yokoo
Kumakichi Kushiki
Mariko Aoyama
Oshima-chan
Eiran Yoshikawa
Driver
Hisao Yoshitani
Postman
Crew
Yoneichi Wakita
Interior Designer
Kiyohiko Ushihara
Director
Kōgo Noda
Writer
Bunjiro Mizutani
Director of Photography
Takashi Kuwabara
Assistant Director of Photography
Shin'ichi Nagai
Assistant Director of Photography
Suketarô Inokai
Assistant Director of Photography
Shôjirô Sugimoto
Assistant Director of Photography
Yoshio Taketomi
Assistant Director of Photography
Shigeyoshi Suzuki
Aerial Director of Photography
Isamu Aoki
Aerial Director of Photography
Yokichi Takahashi
Aerial Director of Photography
Hiromasa Nomura
Assistant Director
Kazuo Ishikawa
Assistant Director
Eijirô Nagatomi
Assistant Director
Shirô Kido
Executive Producer, Producer
Taizô Saitô
Costume Design
Tadamoto Ōkubo
Manager of Operations
Shôtarô Hashimoto
Decorator