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Feature film — 1954

Farewell Rabaul (1954)

8.11h 45mRomance — War — Drama

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.

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Director: Ishirō Honda

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Cast & crew

Ryō Ikebe as Captain Wakabayashi

Ryō Ikebe

Captain Wakabayashi

Mariko Okada as Sumiko Komatsu

Mariko Okada

Sumiko Komatsu

Rentaro Mikuni as Captain Katase

Rentaro Mikuni

Captain Katase

Chieko Nakakita as Michiyo

Chieko Nakakita

Michiyo

Akihiko Hirata as First lieutenant Noguchi

Akihiko Hirata

First lieutenant Noguchi

Akemi Negishi as Kimu

Akemi Negishi

Kimu

Akira Kubo as Shimada

Akira Kubo

Shimada

Yū Fujiki as (uncredited)

Yū Fujiki

(uncredited)

Kenji Sahara as (uncredited)

Kenji Sahara

(uncredited)

Haruo Nakajima as Soldier (uncredited)

Haruo Nakajima

Soldier (uncredited)

Mayuri Mokushô as

Mayuri Mokushô

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