Wife of a Kamikaze - 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.

130min
2015
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating4.8/10

Cast

Maki Horikita profile pictureMaki HorikitaYuasa Tetsuo
Jun Kunimura profile pictureJun KunimuraFujita Hideo
Arata Horii profile pictureArata HoriiYuasa Tetsuo
Norito Yashima profile pictureNorito YashimaNishimura Tsuyoshi
Manami Konishi profile pictureManami KonishiShigenaga Kimiko
Haruka profile pictureHarukaInoue Hana
Ryosuke Miura profile pictureRyosuke MiuraKinoshita Tatsuo
Yoshiyoshi Arakawa profile pictureYoshiyoshi ArakawaKoguma Isamu
Reiko Takashima profile pictureReiko TakashimaFumiko Inoue
Tetta Sugimoto profile pictureTetta SugimotoMichiba Kazuo
Michiko Hada profile pictureMichiko HadaEtsu [Michiba’s wife]
Chou Min-fu profile pictureChou Min-fuYamada Tomoki (young)

About Wife of a Kamikaze

Wife of a Kamikaze Overview

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.

Runtime: 130min

Extra details

Original Title: 妻と飛んだ特攻兵
Original Language: Japanese
Directed By: Tazaki Rjuta
Production Companies
TV Asahi