The Fighter Pilot
Original title: Eien no 0 / The Eternal Zero
“Find life in the sky.”
2013 · 2 h 24 min
Cast
Jun'ichi Okada 
Haruma Miura 
Mao Inoue 
Gaku Hamada 
Hirofumi Arai 
Shôta Sometani
Credits
Written by: 
Takashi Yamazaki
Plot
A brother and sister learn their biological grandfather was a kamikaze pilot, and investigate who he really was.
Sinekatalog’s take
Takashi Yamazaki's drama, from Naoki Hyakuta's novel, is moving and widely seen, with a sad, reflective view of war.Sinekatalog’s own editorial review – not a user or critic quote.
Ratings
IMDb: 7.3 / 10 (3,084 votes)
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