Rescue Wings
4.6
Masaki Tezuka‘s live-action adaptation of “Rescue Wings” deviates from the original by centering around a female rookie pilot played by 16-year-old actress (only 15 at the time of filming) Yuko Takayama. After her mother is saved, Haruka Kawashima joins an elite air rescue team and decides she wants to become the first female pilot of a UH－60J (Japanese version of the Black Hawk) rescue helicopter. She goes through harsh, rigorous training and must overcome her emotions for the serious job of saving lives. After several mistakes she’s bluntly told she’s not good enough to be a rescue pilot, but the conflict only makes her more determined. One day, an F-15J fighter plane goes missing from radar and Kawashima receives the distress call. On reserve fuel and the struggling against all odds, she must accomplish her mission at any cost.
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Cast
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Yuko Takayama
Haruka Kawashima
Known for
Kamen Rider
Mutant Girls Squad
Dai Watanabe
Known for
Crows Zero
Shunya Isaka
Also in
Mother at Fourteen
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Ken Kaneko
Known for
Kids Return
Gokusen
Seina Suzuki
Also in
Prisoners of the Ghostland
Toshimaen: Haunted Park
Seto Saki
Known for
BOYS OVER FLOWERS
Seoul Raiders
Miyoko Asada
Known for
The Hours of My Life
Sweet Bean
Taiki Nakabayashi
Also in
My Husband is a Cartoonist
Doctor-X: Surgeon Michiko Daimon
Shunta Nakamura
Daisuke Kakizaki
Also in
Tokyo Friends: The Movie
After the Rains and Dreams
Junichi Haruta
Known for
Kamen Rider W Returns: Kamen Rider Eternal
Ichirôta Miyakawa
Known for
Hanzawa Naoki
Ju-On: White Ghost
Masatoshi Nakamura
Known for
Touch
Masaaki Tezuka Director · Seishi Minakami Writer Kazuki Ōmori Writer
First release December 12, 2008 · Produced in Japan · Original title 空へ ―救いの翼 RESCUE WINGS―
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Japan
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Original title
空へ ―救いの翼 RESCUE WINGS―
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · December 12, 2008
Theatrical
No release date listed for United States.
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