Movie: Farewell Rabaul

Top 10 Billed Cast

Ryō Ikebe
池部良

Captain Wakabayashi

Mariko Okada
岡田茉莉子

Sumiko Komatsu

Rentaro Mikuni
三国連太郎

Captain Katase

Chieko Nakakita
中北千枝子

Michiyo

Akihiko Hirata
平田昭彦

First lieutenant Noguchi

Akemi Negishi
根岸明美

Kimu

Akira Kubo
久保明

Shimada

Yū Fujiki
藤木悠

(uncredited)

Kenji Sahara
佐原健二

(uncredited)

Haruo Nakajima
中島春雄

Soldier (uncredited)

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    A squadron of Japanese fighter pilots realise that they are never going to win the war when they understand that Japanese military tactics have little regard for life. Seeking the companionship of any woman who will have them, they spend their days indulging in every fantasy in order to escape the overwhelming fear of death looming just over the horizon.

  • Release Date

    1954-02-10

  • Average

    8.4

  • Rating:

    4.2 starts
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