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Imperial Japanese War Movie "Kato hayabusa sento-tai " 1944

Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2012 2:38 pm
by Dauntless

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Posted: Sun May 06, 2012 7:50 pm
by Stug45
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Posted: Sat Jun 09, 2012 7:34 pm
by Dauntless
I can't believe the filming and flying sequences here. This is 1944 and some of it is as good as or better than Battle of Britain and Tora Tora Tora. Way ahead of it's time.

Rare shots of flying Oscars, Brewster Buffalos. P-40's and Sally (?) bombers. Someone told me the model maker of the ground shots structures buildings went on to fame doing the Godzilla movies, but all the flying is real. :shock:

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Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 1:58 pm
by 456THBG
Great filming, and looking at it through the "eyes of the enemy"...

Thanks, for posting!

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Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2012 4:07 pm
by tmanthegreat
Excellent film work there. They certainly had the advantage of being in the time period and having access to the actual types of aircraft for that very "authentic" look :wink:

Also interesting from the propaganda perspective - the Japanese Army AF rolling over and dominating its enemies who only pathetically respond. Yes, that is pretty much what happened in December 1941, but by the time this film was made, it was a bit different story for the Japanese.