Winds of God (ウィンズ・オブ・ゴッド) 28 years old

With the 50th anniversary of the ending of World War II, Japan saw a spate of war films being released. This film -- directed by Yoko Narahashi -- concerns a modern-day comedy team transported into a kamikaze squad in the waning days of the war. The two comedians are Tashiro (Masayuki Imai) who is a volatile hyper sort and his partner, Kinta (Shota Yamaguchi), a phlegmatic innocent. After a car crash, they wake to discover themselves in an army infirmary. At first they think they are in jail and start to perform their shtick to ingratiate themselves with their fellow inmates. Of course, their routine -- featuring '90s-era jokes -- baffles onlookers. Brain damage is suspected. As the film progresses, they slowly realize that indeed it is August 1945 and their colleagues are actually training for one-way flights to American battle ships.

Credits

Winds of God Cast

Name Character
Tetsuya Bessho He was 29, now 58 years old as Ota
Naomasa Musaka He was 41, now 70 years old as Yamada
Kunihiko Ida He was 31, now 60 years old as Matsumoto
Yoshiyuki Omori as Shimizu
Tougo Shimura He was 26, now 55 years old as Yoneya
Masayuki Imai He was 34, 54 years old when he died as Makoto Tashiro

Winds of God Crew

Name Department
Masayuki Imai as Writer. He was 34 (54) years old when He died Writing
Yoko Narahashi as Director. Yoko Narahashi was 47 (now 76) years old Directing
Winds of God poster
Winds of God (28 years)

  • Release day: Monday, May 29, 1995
  • Runtime: 97 minutes