Wife of a Kamikaze

Wife of a Kamikaze

130 mins | Drama, Romance, War | Aug. 16, 2015

In June 1945 Yamauchi Fusako goes alone to Manchuria where her husband, Setsuo, a second lieutenant of the Kwantung Army, is based. At that time, 200,000 Japanese had settled in Manchuria, a Japanese occupied territory, as settler communities. Fujita Hideo’s family worked hard to clear the wilderness, but the Soviets are lying in wait for an invasion of Manchuria from the North. Fusako is safely reunited with her husband at the headquarters of the Kwantung Army’s Fifth Training Squadron in Manchuria’s Dahushan. Setsuo also takes good care of his beloved wife, but his position is an instructor to the young soldiers who will eventually carry out suicide attacks. He wonders if he should have summoned her and speaks of these mixed feelings to his commanding officer, Michiba Kazuo, a first lieutenant. Michiba is concerned about Setsuo’s attempts to cherish his wife before the coming showdown on homeland. Fusako learns about life in Manchuria from Michiba’s wife, Etsu.

Wife of a Kamikaze

130 mins | Drama, Romance, War | Aug. 16, 2015

Wife of a Kamikaze
In June 1945 Yamauchi Fusako goes alone to Manchuria where her husband, Setsuo, a second lieutenant of the Kwantung Army, is based. At that time, 200,000 Japanese had settled in Manchuria, a Japanese occupied territory, as settler communities. Fujita Hideo’s family worked hard to clear the wilderness, but the Soviets are lying in wait for an invasion of Manchuria from the North. Fusako is safely reunited with her husband at the headquarters of the Kwantung Army’s Fifth Training Squadron in Manchuria’s Dahushan. Setsuo also takes good care of his beloved wife, but his position is an instructor to the young soldiers who will eventually carry out suicide attacks. He wonders if he should have summoned her and speaks of these mixed feelings to his commanding officer, Michiba Kazuo, a first lieutenant. Michiba is concerned about Setsuo’s attempts to cherish his wife before the coming showdown on homeland. Fusako learns about life in Manchuria from Michiba’s wife, Etsu.
Producers tv asahi
Original title 妻と飛んだ特攻兵
Directors Tazaki Rjuta
Writers Takaya Okamoto

Cast

Hiroki Narimiya

as Setsuo

Maki Horikita

as Yuasa Tetsuo

Jun Kunimura

as Fujita Hideo

Arata Horii

as Yuasa Tetsuo

Norito Yashima

as Nishimura Tsuyoshi

Manami Konishi

as Shigenaga Kimiko

Haruka

as Inoue Hana

Ryosuke Miura

as Kinoshita Tatsuo

Yoshiyoshi Arakawa

as Koguma Isamu

Reiko Takashima

as Fumiko Inoue

Tetta Sugimoto

as Michiba Kazuo

Michiko Hada

as Etsu [Michiba’s wife]

Chou Min-fu

as Yamada Tomoki (young)