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.
Directed by Kiyohiko Ushihara
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Cast
Denmei Suzuki
Koichi Shinohara
Kinuyo Tanaka
Toshiko Yamamoto
Hideo Fujino
Shosaku (Father)
Utako Suzuki
Otoki (Mother)
Takeshi Sakamoto
Officer A
Minoru Takada
Shirō
Tokuji Kobayashi
Lieutenant
Shoichi Kofujita
Village Boy
Hideo Takeda
Hiroyuki
Atsushi Watanabe
Officer B
Eiji Oshimoto
Owada (Pilot)
Dekao Yokoo
Kumakichi Kushiki
Mariko Aoyama
Oshima-chan
Eiran Yoshikawa
Driver
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