Shūji Yamaoka was a suicide pilot during the war who somehow survived Japan's surrender. After decades of working as a fisherman in Kumamoto, a provincial seaside city in southern Kyushu, Yamaoka remains reluctant to discuss his wartime experiences with anyone, much less an intrusive reporter looking for a feature story. Then a series of events shake Yamaoka to the core, forcing him to re-evaluate his past.
Cast
Ken Takakura
Yamaoka Shuji
Yuko Tanaka
Tomoko Yamaoka
Isao Natsuyagi
Takemoto
Ryuji Harada
Tetsuo
Takami Mizuhashi
Hotaru
Ayako Kobayashi
Unknown
Kiichi Nakai
Unknown
Hisashi Igawa
Unknown
Tomoko Naraoka
Unknown
Nenji Kobayashi
Unknown
Renji Ishibashi
Unknown
Yukiyoshi Ozawa
Unknown
Yuko Fueki
Young Tomoko Yamaoka
Shigeo Kobayashi
Unknown
Crew
Yasuo Furuhata
Director, Screenplay
加藤阿礼
Co-Writer
Yo Takeyama
Screenplay
Kiyoaki Saitō
Editor
Daisaku Kimura
Director of Photography
Kiyoshi Sasabe
Assistant Director
石川通生
Producer
浅附明子
Producer
Toshiya Nomura
Producer
Katsuhiro Fukuzawa
Production Design
高田勉
Assistant Camera
Yasushi Sasakibara
Second Unit Director of Photography
Hideyo Sasaki
Sound Effects
西村洋一
Sound Effects
Tsutomu Honda
Sound Recordist
Ryouichi Kuniyoshi
Original Music Composer
北神行雄
Music Producer
Genichi Tsushima
Music Producer
Takaichi Wakamatsu
Set Decoration
大木茂
Still Photographer
石山久美子
Script Supervisor
Mitsuo Watanabe
Gaffer
