Wife of a Kamikaze | 妻と飛んだ特攻兵
In June 1945 Yamauchi Fusako goes alone to Manchuria where her husband, Setsuo, a second lieutenant of the Kwantung Army, is based. At that time, 200,000 Japanese had settled in Manchuria, a Japanese occupied territory, as settler communities. Fujita Hideo’s family worked hard to clear the wilderness, but the Soviets are lying in wait for an invasion of Manchuria from the North. Fusako is safely reunited with her husband at the headquarters of the Kwantung Army’s Fifth Training Squadron in Manchuria’s Dahushan. Setsuo also takes good care of his beloved wife, but his position is an instructor to the young soldiers who will eventually carry out suicide attacks. He wonders if he should have summoned her and speaks of these mixed feelings to his commanding officer, Michiba Kazuo, a first lieutenant. Michiba is concerned about Setsuo’s attempts to cherish his wife before the coming showdown on homeland. Fusako learns about life in Manchuria from Michiba’s wife, Etsu.
Description: In June 1945 Yamauchi Fusako goes alone to Manchuria where her husband, Setsuo, a second lieutenant of the Kwantung Army, is based. At that time, 200,000 Japanese had settled in Manchuria, a Japanese occupied territory, as settler communities. Fujita Hideo’s family worked hard to clear the wilderness, but the Soviets are lying in wait for an invasion of Manchuria from the North. Fusako is safely reunited with her husband at the headquarters of the Kwantung Army’s Fifth Training Squadron in Manchuria’s Dahushan. Setsuo also takes good care of his beloved wife, but his position is an instructor to the young soldiers who will eventually carry out suicide attacks. He wonders if he should have summoned her and speaks of these mixed feelings to his commanding officer, Michiba Kazuo, a first lieutenant. Michiba is concerned about Setsuo’s attempts to cherish his wife before the coming showdown on homeland. Fusako learns about life in Manchuria from Michiba’s wife, Etsu.
Genres: Romance, Drama, War
Budget: $0 | Revenue : $0
Runtime: 130 minutes
Aragami
The Hill
Hello I Must Be Going
Beyond the Hills
A Soldier's Story
L'Âge d'or
Sullivan's Travels
The Crucified Lovers
The Absent One
Our Hospitality
Hiroki Narimiya
Played Setsuo
Maki Horikita
Played Yuasa Tetsuo
Jun Kunimura
Played Fujita Hideo
Arata Horii
Played Yuasa Tetsuo
Norito Yashima
Played Nishimura Tsuyoshi
Manami Konishi
Played Shigenaga Kimiko
Haruka
Played Inoue Hana
Ryosuke Miura
Played Kinoshita Tatsuo
Yoshiyoshi Arakawa
Played Koguma Isamu
Reiko Takashima
Played Fumiko Inoue
Tetta Sugimoto
Played Michiba Kazuo
Michiko Hada
Played Etsu [Michiba’s wife]
Chou Min-fu
Played Yamada Tomoki (young)
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