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Zero

Two young men are recruited into the Japanese air force just before outbreak of WW2 by the test pilot of Japans new super fighter - the Zero. The movie is told in reverse from the point of one of the young men who don't qualify for the pilot training and instead joins the ground crew. It chronicles the entire history of the famous fighter from the first prototype test flights all through the war.

Release DateAugust 11, 1984
StatusReleased
Original Title零戦燃ゆ
Runtime2h 8min
Budget$6,250,000
Revenue$2,500,000
LanguageJapanese
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CountriesJapan
Production CompaniesTOHO