Donryu Jizo Great BodhisattvaToei Co will begin shooting a film next year on the lives of young Japanese kamikaze suicide pilots in World War II with Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara as the executive producer and scriptwriter, the Japanese film producer said Monday. Ishihara, a novelist-turned-politician known for his nationalistic views, wrote the script based on his past conversations with the late Tome Torihama, who operated a canteen in Chiran, Kagoshima Prefecture, and took care of young kamikaze pilots there before they headed for their suicide missions during the war. "The young people who headed for their deaths were saved spiritually by Ms Tome, who was like a bodhisattva to them," Ishihara said in a news conference. "I believe I described the beauty and sorrow of their youths in the script." The film, titled "Ore wa, kimi no tame ni koso shini ni iku" (I am going to die for you), will be directed by Taku Shinjo.
Tamil Canadian: Kamikaze resurrectionDonryu Type 100 bombers soared through the skies of the Far East. During battle in the Philippines, the Donryu made a number of bombing attacks at Leyte and Mindoro. Soldiers ready to lay down their lives for our country formed the Kikusui Tokko Corps and carried out deadly body-crashing attacks against the enemy task force...Donryu Jizo Great Bodhisattva, we beseech you for world peace, supreme happiness for our war comrades, and prosperity for the Japanese people.
CHIRAN - Welcome to the Peace Museum for Kamikaze Pilots, where the exploits of the first suicide bombers of our era are on display for admiring visitors...In this oxymoron of a museum, where "peace" and "kamikaze" implausibly share equal billing at the entrance sign, suicide pilots are hailed as "brave young warriors who disappeared beyond the far horizon."...more...
