Film · 1957
Jet Air Base 101
Directed by Tsuneo KobayashiRyūnosuke TsukigataHitomi NakaharaKen Takakura

15 Dec 1957Released
1h 23mRunning time
The story
The first batch of flight control officer candidates, full of yearning for the sky, are assembled at the 101st Air Regiment base. Nakata, Sato, and the other cadets undergo intensive training under Captain Kotani, a famous pilot, but gradually begin to resent his strict leadership. A youthful story that vividly portrays the young pilots of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force who place their hopes in the sky. Japan's first full-length film about jet aviation, it was shot on location at the Hamamatsu Air Self-Defense Force Base over an extended period of time, with dozens of jets being mobilized for the filming.
Cast

Ryūnosuke Tsukigata
Lieutenant Colonel Kotani
Hitomi Nakahara
Reiko Suzuki
Ken Takakura
Jiro Nakata
Kenji Imai
Shuji Sato
Michiko Hoshi
Toshiko Sato
Jun Usami
Base Commander Kabashima
Mitsue Komiya
Miyoko
Akiko Kazami
Takako KotaniKenji Susukida

Takashi Kanda
Ono