CinemaOSMovie · 1954 · 1h 45m

Farewell Rabaul

81%(7)IMDbRomanceWarDrama

A squadron of Japanese fighter pilots realise that they are never going to win the war when they understand that Japanese military tactics have little regard for life. Seeking the companionship of any woman who will have them, they spend their days indulging in every fantasy in order to escape the overwhelming fear of death looming just over the horizon.

Directed byIshirō Honda

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 45m
Language
JA
Released
February 10, 1954
Studios
TOHO

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Ryō Ikebe

Ryō Ikebe

Captain Wakabayashi

Mariko Okada

Mariko Okada

Sumiko Komatsu

Rentaro Mikuni

Rentaro Mikuni

Captain Katase

Chieko Nakakita

Chieko Nakakita

Michiyo

Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata

First lieutenant Noguchi

Akemi Negishi

Akemi Negishi

Kimu

Akira Kubo

Akira Kubo

Shimada

Yū Fujiki

Yū Fujiki

(uncredited)

Kenji Sahara

Kenji Sahara

(uncredited)

Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima

Soldier (uncredited)

Creative team
Directed by
Ishirō Honda
Ishirō Honda
Written by
Shinobu Hashimoto
Shinobu Hashimoto
Takeshi Kimura
Takeshi Kimura
Produced by
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Tomoyuki Tanaka

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