Plot Summary

A farmer’s boy, obsessed with his balsa-and-paper flying models and with dreams of real aircraft, develops a friendship with the daughter of the local squire, who introduces the lad to her pilot brother and his flying officer friends; through hard work, and despite the handicap of a lowly class status, he eventually succeeds in qualifying as a pilot and joining the air force.

Movie Details

Original Title
進軍
Status
released
Original Language
ja

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Cast

Denmei Suzuki as Koichi Shinohara

Denmei Suzuki

Koichi Shinohara

Kinuyo Tanaka as Toshiko Yamamoto

Kinuyo Tanaka

Toshiko Yamamoto

Hideo Fujino as Shosaku (Father)

Hideo Fujino

Shosaku (Father)

Utako Suzuki as Otoki (Mother)

Utako Suzuki

Otoki (Mother)

Takeshi Sakamoto as Officer A

Takeshi Sakamoto

Officer A

Minoru Takada as Shirō

Minoru Takada

Shirō

Tokuji Kobayashi as Lieutenant

Tokuji Kobayashi

Lieutenant

Shoichi Kofujita as Village Boy

Shoichi Kofujita

Village Boy

Hideo Takeda as Hiroyuki

Hideo Takeda

Hiroyuki

Atsushi Watanabe as Officer B

Atsushi Watanabe

Officer B

Eiji Oshimoto as Owada (Pilot)

Eiji Oshimoto

Owada (Pilot)

Dekao Yokoo as Kumakichi Kushiki

Dekao Yokoo

Kumakichi Kushiki

Mariko Aoyama as Oshima-chan

Mariko Aoyama

Oshima-chan

Eiran Yoshikawa as Driver

Eiran Yoshikawa

Driver

Hisao Yoshitani as Postman

Hisao Yoshitani

Postman

Production Companies

Shochiku logoShochiku
Shochiku Kinema (Kamata)