On August the 15th, 1945, after the official surrender of the Empire of Japan, Admiral Matome Ugaki led the last Special Attack Force pilots across the Pacific, to crash into American ships. Thirty-five years later, the men who serviced the aeroplanes are still meeting up for their annual dinner. Now settled into civilian jobs - dentist, baker, taxi-driver, insurance salesman - and with children and grandchildren, they bemoan the decay of traditional Japanese values. Hard liquor is imbibed, toasts raised to the memory of the heroic dead, and old rivalries resurface. The survivors' dissatisfaction with post-war life comes to a head when, in a moment of drunken inspiration, Tokkotai the airline pilot decides on a symbolic gesture to show that the kamikaze spirit lives on.
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The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Richard Vernon
He was 55, 72 years old when he died
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as Makato |
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Don Henderson
He was 48, 64 years old when he died
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as Tokkotai |
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Peter Sallis
He was 60, 96 years old when he died
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as Shushin |
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John Blythe
He was 131, 144 years old when he died
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as Kamiwashi |
The Kamikaze Ground Staff Reunion Dinner Crew
| Name |
Department |
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Baz Taylor as Director. He was 36 (now 79) years old
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Directing |
