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Wings of Defeat is a 2007 documentary feature film in which former Kamikaze pilots reveal they were not fanatics but were ordered to die by a desperate military. Wings of Defeat, broadcast on the PBS Independent Lens series in May 2009, was awarded the 2009 Erik Barnouw Award by the Organization of American Historians.
Original Release
07/21/2007
Links
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Eugene Brick | Self - USS Drexler Survivors |
| Henry Christensen | Self (USS Drexler Survivors) |
| John Dower | Self |
| Takehiko Ena | Self - Former Kamikaze Pilots |
| Joseph Haas | Self - USS Drexler Survivors |
| Shigeyoshi Hamazono | Self - Former Kamikaze Pilots |
| Fred Mitchell | Self - USS Drexler Survivors |
| Kazuo Nakajima | Self - Former Kamikaze Pilots |
| Duke Payne | Self - USS Drexler Survivors |
| Takeo Ueshima | Self - Former Kamikaze Pilots |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Eugene Brick | Self - USS Drexler Survivors |
| Henry Christensen | Self (USS Drexler Survivors) |
| John Dower | Self |
| Takehiko Ena | Self - Former Kamikaze Pilots |
| Joseph Haas | Self - USS Drexler Survivors |
| Shigeyoshi Hamazono | Self - Former Kamikaze Pilots |
| Fred Mitchell | Self - USS Drexler Survivors |
| Kazuo Nakajima | Self - Former Kamikaze Pilots |
| Duke Payne | Self - USS Drexler Survivors |
| Takeo Ueshima | Self - Former Kamikaze Pilots |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Risa Morimoto | Producer |
| Fumiko Hattori | Producer |
| Linda Hoaglund | Producer |
