Introduction

Zero (Zerosen Moyu) is a portrait of the Mitsubishi Zero, the Japanese Empire’s deadliest flying machine during World War II.

Outline

Two young men are recruited into the Japanese air force just before outbreak of WW2 by the test pilot of Japans new super fighter – the Zero.

The movie is told in reverse from the point of one of the young men who does not qualify for the pilot training and instead joins the ground crew.

It chronicles the entire history of the famous fighter from the first prototype test flights all through the war.

Production & Filming Details

• Director(s): Toshio Masuda.
• Producer(s): Tomoyuki Tanaka.
• Writer(s): Ryozo Kasahara.
• Music: Harumi Ibe.
• Cinematography: Rokuro Nishigaki.
• Production: Toho Company.
• Distributor(s): DeAgonstini Japan, EuroVideo, Toho Company, and Toho Video.
• Release Date: 11 August 1984 (Japan).
• Running Time: 128 minutes.
• Country: Japan.
• Language: Japanese.