Zero Pilot

International Title

Zero Pilot

Japanese Title

大空のサムライ
[Ozora no Samurai]

Production: Toho
Distributor: Toho	Japan: 1976
	Time: 102 minutes

Initial US Title

Zero Pilot

US Distributor: Toho (1984)	Time: -
Alternate Movie Titles:
Samurai of the Sky [Literal Translation]
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Details

Based on the true story of Saburo Sakai, naval aviator and ace pilot in the Pacific War. As he witnesses his comrades die left and right, Sakai must struggle with the passions of his youthful subjects as well as face the ultimate battle for survival over Guadalcanal.

Staff
Directed by Seiji Maruyama Writing credits Katsuya Susaki, Saburo Sakai Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka Music by Toshiaki Tsushima Cinematography by Rokuro Nishigaki, Sokei Tomioka Film Editing by Yoshitami Kuroiwa Production Design by Juichi Ikuno, Yasuyuki Inoue Assistant Director Hideyuki Inoue Director of Special Effects Koichi Kawakita
Cast
Saburo Sakai Hiroshi Fujioka Sasai, Lieutenant Taro Shigaki Saito, Captain Tetsuro Tamba Hanada Hisocho Junshi Shimada - Natsuyo Kawakami - Akihiko Hirata - Takeo Chii - Ren Yamamoto
Monster Appearances	Aliens, SDF, Misc
None	N/A

Posters

Japan

DVDs and Blu-Ray

Region 2 Samurai of the Sky: Deluxe Version Geneon (2007)

Reviews

Alexander Smith

January 13, 2013

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