The Cockpit

Name: The Cockpit
Genre: Animation, Drama, War
Released: 1994-01-01
Duration: 1 h 12 min
Rating: 7.60
Cast: Kanetaka Arimoto, Stephen Apostolina, Hikaru Midorikawa, Ken’yû Horiuchi

– A World War II anthology film based on Leiji Matsumoto's Battlefield manga. Kawajiri's Slipstream fo..

Type:

Movie

Rating:

7.60 / 10

Duration:

One Hour and 12 Minutes

Release Year:

1994

Original Name:

ザ・コクピット

The Cockpit (1994) - Also known as ザ・コクピット

A World War II anthology film based on Leiji Matsumoto's Battlefield manga. Kawajiri's Slipstream follows a Luftwaffe pilot on his mission to protect Germany's trump card: the world's first atomic bomb. Imanishi's Sonic Boom Squadron explores the last hours of an Yokosuka MXY7 Ohka pilot on August 6, 1945. Takahashi's Knight of the Iron Dragon tells the story of two Japanese soldiers in Leyte as they attempt to keep a promise.

Producing Country:

Japan

Genre:

Animation, War, Drama

Language:

Japanese

Directed by:

Ryôsuke Takahashi, Takashi Imanishi, Yoshiaki Kawajiri

Story Written By:

Takashi Waguri, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Ryôsuke Takahashi, Leiji Matsumoto

Main Actors:

Kanetaka Arimoto, Stephen Apostolina, Hikaru Midorikawa, Ken’yû Horiuchi

Plot:

This anthology tells the aviation related stories of three troopers on the Axis side of World War II. The first one is of a disgraced German fighter pilot who is assigned to escort a bomber carrying his love and a fearsome secret cargo. The second story is of a Japanese kamikaze pilot of a guided rocket bomb who, denied his chance in a failed attack in which he survived, is determined to complete his mission despite the odds. Finally, two soldiers attempt to reach an air base to fulfill a promise despite the fact that it might have been rendered moot in the reality of war.

Ratings:

Internet Movie Database:

7.6/10

#Anthology

#Fighter Pilot

#World War Two