Japanese Movie - Otome No Iru Kichi [Japan DVD] SYK-167

[windhund116]

DVD available. Region 2, so you need a computer DVD player or universal DVD-VCD player --- like an LG multi-region stand alone to view. Otome No Iru Kichi (The Girls of the Air Base) is about later war Japanese Women's volunteer groups, to maintain aircraft. Scenes of Ki-51 Sonias.

Japanese Movie - Otome No Iru Kichi

 

[Shinpachi]

Looks a historically important footage to understand how JP warbirds were treated even in the last stage of war in 1945.
Thanks for sharing, windhund116

 

[RedRiverII]

Scary shit even today.

 

[windhund116]

Got the DVD. It's a good remaster, with many shots of in-field maintenance of the Ki-51 Sonia. Usual patriotic theme, even at this stage of the war (mid 1944).

Interesting thing. Caught several scenes with an English phrase or two, in an entire Japanese dialog film. I thought that the most interesting one was when the female volunteers gave the pilot a good luck doll, just before flight. He replied in English, "It's going to be okay!"

 

[Shinpachi]

Scary shit even today.

They had gone, young man.
Too late to talk to.