The first batch of flight control officer candidates, full of yearning for the sky, are assembled at the 101st Air Regiment base. Nakata, Sato, and the other cadets undergo intensive training under Captain Kotani, a famous pilot, but gradually begin to resent his strict leadership. A youthful story that vividly portrays the young pilots of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force who place their hopes in the sky. Japan's first full-length film about jet aviation, it was shot on location at the Hamamatsu Air Self-Defense Force Base over an extended period of time, with dozens of jets being mobilized for the filming.
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Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Lieutenant Colonel Kotani
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Tsuneo Kobayashi Director · Shin Morita Screenplay Takio Niki Composer
First release December 15, 1957 · Produced in Japan · Original title ジェット機出動 第101航空基地
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Toei Company
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Japan
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Original title
ジェット機出動 第101航空基地
Original language
Japanese
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Japanese
Release dates
Japan · December 15, 1957
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