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World War II epic about a squadron of Japanese Kamikaze pilots and their journey through training and first missions toward the terrifying destiny of their battle with the US Navy over the Pacific Ocean.
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24 of 25 people found the following review helpful
It's definately not a "japanese propaganda film". A comprehensive and entertaining film, not only for history buffs, that dare to look beyond horizons and past simple complexions.
Not a sanitized documentary to inform you about the technical aspect of a tragedy, this is a movie that will add the human touch to it. As seen from the point of view of a female restaurant operator, who treats this class of young pilots like her sons. They are depicted as victims of their culture and WW2 period, too imature to question the authority of atrocious orders.
The movie contains some very good CGI special effects, and the final attack contains some stunning scenes.
They are spectacular with deadly outcome.
The weaponry, airplanes, ships and other military facilities have been carefully researched, to add an authentic touch. The 130 minutes allow some character develpment, the acting is believable, even for an audience with limited knowledge of japanese culture. The film ends on a tragic note, and will stick with you for a while to digest.
It will make you think, how it can happen over and over again, that young people get drawn into sacrifice themselves for questionable causes, and what could be done to prevent it.
Not a sanitized documentary to inform you about the technical aspect of a tragedy, this is a movie that will add the human touch to it. As seen from the point of view of a female restaurant operator, who treats this class of young pilots like her sons. They are depicted as victims of their culture and WW2 period, too imature to question the authority of atrocious orders.
The movie contains some very good CGI special effects, and the final attack contains some stunning scenes.
They are spectacular with deadly outcome.
The weaponry, airplanes, ships and other military facilities have been carefully researched, to add an authentic touch. The 130 minutes allow some character develpment, the acting is believable, even for an audience with limited knowledge of japanese culture. The film ends on a tragic note, and will stick with you for a while to digest.
It will make you think, how it can happen over and over again, that young people get drawn into sacrifice themselves for questionable causes, and what could be done to prevent it.
16 of 17 people found the following review helpful
By tiptopthai
This seems to be a rebranding of a title called 'For Those We Love'. Anyone wanting lots of battle sequences etc will be very disappointed. Action is limited to about 10 mins from a total time of 135 mins. The rest is a hugely melodramatic look at the young Kamikaze as they spend their final days, centered around a local restaurant and their interaction with the owner. There is lots of bowing, saluting, singing (nearly everyone either singly or in a group sing a song. So much so I thought I was watching Kamikaze The Musical at one point!) It is worth a watch though. There are moments where you would have to have a very hard heart not to be moved; the very end is a case in point and I won't put a spoiler here. If anyone has watched a movie called Pacific Battleship Yamato [DVD] you will have an idea what to expect, although Yamato had a lot more action and a lot less singing!
By simmo
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excellent story and it explained what the western powers didnt understand about japanese philosohy and culture. good archive footage and accurate depictions of aircraft and uniforms
By Maciej
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I found this Japanese film quite watchable and by moments even pretty good. Below some more detailed impressions, with limited SPOILERS.
"Assault on the Pacific" tells the story of the young kamikaze pilots waiting to fly their missions from an air base in Japan, in the last months of war (May-August 1945). Almost all the film is devoted to the preparations and waiting for the suicide mission, with some limited action being shown (briefly and not very well by the way) just towards the end.
This film shows well all the horrible but also deeply moving aspects of last days of life of those young pilots, who frequently didn't really volunteer but rather were designed to fly suicide missions and felt unable to desist themselves, mostly because of the social, hierarchical and peer pressure (fear of being stygmatised as "cowards"). Still, many of them had doubts about the sense of their sacrifice in a time when war seemed already lost. Almost all tried to show their objections and their desire to live in some indirect way which stopped just short of open refusal to fly the mission. Those internal struggles, different and personal to every pilot, are the real topic of the film. They are not always easy to watch.
This is not a bad film, but it could be better if it was shortened a little. At 2h15 minutes, it is quite long and its pace is slow, almost never accelerating. As result, in the second half, I started to feel tired and a little bit bored rather than moved by the accumulation of farewells, poetry, songs, ceremonies and tears - even if I knew that it was a wrong reaction... Cutting half an hour and if necessary eliminating one or two characters would do a great deal of good to this film. Also, definitely the mission scenes could be much better.... Read more ›
"Assault on the Pacific" tells the story of the young kamikaze pilots waiting to fly their missions from an air base in Japan, in the last months of war (May-August 1945). Almost all the film is devoted to the preparations and waiting for the suicide mission, with some limited action being shown (briefly and not very well by the way) just towards the end.
This film shows well all the horrible but also deeply moving aspects of last days of life of those young pilots, who frequently didn't really volunteer but rather were designed to fly suicide missions and felt unable to desist themselves, mostly because of the social, hierarchical and peer pressure (fear of being stygmatised as "cowards"). Still, many of them had doubts about the sense of their sacrifice in a time when war seemed already lost. Almost all tried to show their objections and their desire to live in some indirect way which stopped just short of open refusal to fly the mission. Those internal struggles, different and personal to every pilot, are the real topic of the film. They are not always easy to watch.
This is not a bad film, but it could be better if it was shortened a little. At 2h15 minutes, it is quite long and its pace is slow, almost never accelerating. As result, in the second half, I started to feel tired and a little bit bored rather than moved by the accumulation of farewells, poetry, songs, ceremonies and tears - even if I knew that it was a wrong reaction... Cutting half an hour and if necessary eliminating one or two characters would do a great deal of good to this film. Also, definitely the mission scenes could be much better.... Read more ›
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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If you are looking for a war movie don't buy this DVD. This is a very good film, but it is about the human experience of a few thousand men who chose, or were chosen for, a suicidal mission at the end of WW II. I don't share the view of some reviewers that this movie is apologetic of the kamikaze or the japanese military. Whether some were fanatics rather than heroes is beyong the point. There is also thinly veiled criticism of the top brass and the military police who mistreated the kamikaze even as they were about to lay down their lives for the country. This is a historical episode that tells us a lot about the Japanese.
It also tells us a lot about their leadership in the waning days of the war, when defeat was inevitable and the only hope was to lose with honor, and in their mind the kamikaze would serve that purpose.
It also tells us a lot about their leadership in the waning days of the war, when defeat was inevitable and the only hope was to lose with honor, and in their mind the kamikaze would serve that purpose.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
By danny m
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A very good movie.althoug it has English sub titles this dose not distract to to true culture of the Japanese of the time. It's so good to see the true story from other side giving one the sense of the feeling of these brave young men whos dedication to their country was so strong dispite the unforgiving disiline they had to endure.
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