A young woman and her brother explore the history of their grandfather, who died in the WW2. They start contacting the men who flew with him, asking them about who he was.
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- 10 wins & 4 nominations.
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Cast
| Jun'ichi Okada | ... |
Miyabe
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| Haruma Miura | ... |
Kentarô Saeki
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Mao Inoue | ... |
Matsuno
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| Gaku Hamada | ... |
Isaki
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| Hirofumi Arai | ... |
Kageura
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| Shôta Sometani | ... |
Oishi
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| Takahiro Miura | ... |
Takeda
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Tatsuya Ueda | ... |
Koyama
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Ken Aoki | ... |
Ito
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Rakuto Tochihara | ... |
Teranishi
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Ippei Sasaki |
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| Yûya Endô | ... |
Kagawa
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Tarô Suruga |
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Toshihiro Yashiba |
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Ryôhei Abe |
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Akio Nakadai |
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Shûichirô Masuda |
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| Bob Werley | ... |
Green (Talker)
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Kazue Fukiishi | ... |
Keiko
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Jun Fubuki | ... |
Kiyoko
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Tomoko Saitô |
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| Yûki Furukawa |
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Naoto Itô |
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Chinami Suzuki |
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Miho Nakanishi |
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Nanase Iwai |
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Nanaka Yagi |
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| Min Tanaka | ... |
Old Kageura
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| Gaku Yamamoto | ... |
Old Takeda
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| Mikijirô Hira | ... |
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Isao Hashizume | ... |
Old Isaki
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| Isao Natsuyagi | ... |
Old Kenichiro
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| Kyle Card | ... |
U.S. Navy Solider
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| Charles Glover | ... |
CPO
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Mohamad Ramezani Pour |
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| Motokatsu Suzuki | ... |
Navy Commander
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Shota Taniguchi | ... |
Ittohei Shimane
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Directed by
| Takashi Yamazaki | ||
Written by
| Takashi Yamazaki | ... | (screenplay) & |
| Tamio Hayashi | ... | (screenplay) |
| Naoki Hyakuta | ... | (novel 'Eien no 0') |
Produced by
| Shuji Abe | ... | co-executive producer |
| Chikahiro Ando | ... | executive producer |
| Hitoshi Endô | ... | producer |
| Julie K. Fujishima | ... | co-executive producer |
| Eishiyo Furuta | ... | co-producer |
| Tomoaki Harada | ... | co-executive producer |
| Tsuyoshi Hasebe | ... | co-executive producer |
| Yoshio Irie | ... | co-executive producer |
| Yutaka Ishikawa | ... | co-executive producer |
| Takaaki Kabuto | ... | co-executive producer |
| Takaaki Kada | ... | co-executive producer |
| Takashi Kawai | ... | co-producer |
| Tomoko Machida | ... | co-executive producer |
| Keiichiro Moriya | ... | producer |
| Masatoshi Murata | ... | co-producer |
| Toru Musashi | ... | co-producer |
| Shigeru Ohtsuji | ... | co-producer |
| Oka | ... | co-executive producer |
| Takeshi Satô | ... | coordinating producer |
| Masa Shimakura | ... | co-producer |
| Tatsuo Shimamura | ... | co-executive producer |
| Makoto Takahashi | ... | co-executive producer |
| Genji Tosuka | ... | co-executive producer |
| Ryûhei Tsutsui | ... | producer (as Ryuhei Tsutsumi) |
| Taichi Ueda | ... | producer |
| Hideharu Yamashita | ... | line producer |
| Akihiro Yamauchi | ... | coordinating producer |
| Tetsuo Yokoyama | ... | co-producer |
Music by
| Naoki Satô | ||
Cinematography by
| Kôzô Shibasaki | ||
Film Editing by
| Ryûji Miyajima | ||
Casting By
| Keiko Ogata | ||
Production Design by
| Anri Jôjô | ||
Art Direction by
| Shinsuke Kojima | ||
Set Decoration by
| Tetsuji Tatsuta | ||
Production Management
| Gô Abe | ... | production manager |
| Tatsuro Hatanaka | ... | production manager |
| Minami Ichikawa | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Michael Arias | ... | associate director: English-language sequences |
| Toru Yamamoto | ... | assistant director (as Tôru Yamamoto) |
Sound Department
| Kenichi Fujimoto | ... | sound |
| Tsutomu Kawahigashi | ... | dolby sound consultant |
| Mikio Mori | ... | dolby sound consultant |
| Akihiko Okase | ... | sound effects |
Visual Effects by
| Misa Gotou | ... | modelling artist: studio picapixels |
| Shun Imaizumi | ... | visual effects artist |
| Kiyoko Shibuya | ... | visual effects coordinator / visual effects supervisor |
| Takashi Yamazaki | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Shimpei Yoshikawa | ... | compositor |
Stunts
| Masafumi Oishi | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Nariyuki Ueda | ... | gaffer |
Script and Continuity Department
| Tetsuko Kai | ... | script supervisor |
Thanks
| Kenji Inada | ... | in memory of |
| Isao Natsuyagi | ... | in memory of |
Production Companies
- Toho Company
- Amuse
- Amuse Soft
- Dentsu
- Shirogumi
- Abe Shuji
- J Storm
- Ohta Publishing
- Kôdansha
- Futabasha
- Asahi Shimbun
- Nikkei
- KDDI Corporation
- Tokyo FM Broadcasting Co.
- Nippon Shuppan Hanbai (Nippan) K.K.
- Gyao
- Chunichi Shimbun
- The Nishinippon Shimbun
- Robot Communications
Distributors
- Toho Company (2013) (Japan) (theatrical)
- CaiChang International (2014) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
- Amuse Soft (2014) (Japan) (DVD)
- Amuse Soft (2014) (Japan) (Blu-ray)
- Future Film (2014) (Finland) (DVD)
- Future Film (2014) (Finland) (DVD) (DVD and Blu-ray)
- New KSM (2015) (Germany) (DVD)
- New KSM (2015) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Vii Pillars Entertainment (2014) (Hong Kong)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Abe Shuji (production cooperation)
- Dolby Laboratories (sound mix)
- Toho Pictures (production cooperation)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
26 year old Kentaro discovers his biological grandfather died as a kamikaze pilot during WW2. He and his sister begin an investigation into what kind of person he was, interviewing men who fought with him. There follows the story of Japanese Navy Air Service Platoon Sergeant Miyabe, as told by four of the men who knew him best. Intricately woven the film follows him through Pearl Harbor, the Midway Battle and the Battle for Okinawa. When he finally loses his will and respect for life he enrolls in the Special Attack Force and passes his responsibility to return to his wife and infant daughter on to a younger pilot. An engaging tale of a man brave enough to challenge accepted ways of thinking. Written by kwedgwood@hotmail.com |
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| Taglines | A grandfather I never knew, Kyozo Miyabe. An incredible pilot but... biggest damn coward in the whole Navy. See more » |
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Box Office
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $82,879,386 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Hayao Miyazaki, who criticized the film for "trying to make a Zero fighter story based on a fictional war account that is a pack of lies" had months before released The Wind Rises (2013), a film about the designer of the same aircraft depicted in this film. See more » |
| Goofs | The correct title is The Eternal Zero not The Fighter Pilot. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Version of The Eternal Zero (2015). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Hotaru See more » |
| Quotes |
US Navy Lookout:
It's a Zero! See more » |