Attack Squadron!
Attack Squadron! (太平洋の翼, Taiheiyō no Tsubasa, transl. "Wings of the Pacific") is a 1963 Japanese film directed by Shue Matsubayashi.[1] The film is about Lt. Colonel Senda (Toshiro Mifune) who commands three fighter squadrons, eventually being dominated by Allied forces in June 1944.[1][2]
| Attack Squadron! | |
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| Directed by | Shue Matsubayashi |
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| Screenplay by | Katsuya Suzaki[1] |
| Starring | |
| Music by | Ikuma Dan[1] |
| Cinematography | Takeshi Suzuki[1] |
| Edited by | Yoshitami Kuroiwa[1] |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Toho |
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Running time | 101 minutes[1] |
| Country | Japan |
Release
Attack Squadron! was released in Japan on 3 January 1963 where it was distributed by Toho.[1] The film was Toho's second highest-grossing film of the year, and the 9th highest grossing domestic film production in Japan in 1963.[1]
The film was released theatrically in the United States by Toho International with English subtitles on February 1, 1975.[1] It was released to home video by Combat Home Video in 1988 as Kamikaze with an English-language dub.[1] Stuart Galbraith IV commented on this release, stating that it was panned-and-scanned with "some of the wore telecine work ever done; the entire film appears to have been mastered showing only the extreme left side of the image."[1]
References
Footnotes
- Galbraith IV 2008, p. 198.
- "太平洋の翼". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
Sources
- Galbraith IV, Stuart (2008). The Toho Studios Story: A History and Complete Filmography. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1461673743. Retrieved October 29, 2013.