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The Kamikaze in Japanese and International Film

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 May 2025

Kim Do-hyeong
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Here in Tokyo, I saw two movies last week. One was a feature, and the other was a documentary. Both were about Japan's Kamikaze pilots in World War II.

“I wanted to convey the corps' beauty to young people today.” So writes Tokyo mayor Ishihara Shintaro at the start of “For Those We Love,” (Ore wa kimi no tame ni koso shini ni iku the feature film. Ishihara is the film's executive producer and scriptwriter.

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Asia-Pacific Journal , Volume 5 , Issue 5 , May 2007 , e18
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