Zero

Original title: Zerosen moyu

1984
2h 8m

IMDb RATING

6.2/10

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Drama War

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

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IMDb RATING

6.2/10

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The german version only runs 100m. It was cut by the distributor to emphasize more action. Mainly missing is the backstory about Hamada's last visit to his parents before going off to being stationed with the Kamikazesquadron and the triangle love story that disrupts his friendship to the mechanic.

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10/10

aka Zero Fighter

I first came across this movie several years ago, with the English title of "Zero Fighter." My opinion is, all things considered, it is not a bad war movie. It is one of the first I've seen that tells the tale of WWII from the Japanese side. Of course the special effects were decidedly Japanese, spectacular and pretty obviously faked. Still, they worked to convey the story. I wish I could find this on video tape, but I'm not going to hold my breath.