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Marching On

Marching On

1930 1h 58mWarDrama

A farmer’s boy, obsessed with his balsa-and-paper flying models and with dreams of real aircraft, develops a friendship with the daughter of the local squire, who introduces the lad to her pilot brother and his flying officer friends; through hard work, and despite the handicap of a lowly class status, he eventually succeeds in qualifying as a pilot and joining the air force.

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A farmer’s boy, obsessed with his balsa-and-paper flying models and with dreams of real aircraft, develops a friendship with the daughter of the local squire, who introduces the lad to her pilot brother and his flying officer friends; through hard work, and despite the handicap of a lowly class status, he eventually succeeds in qualifying as a pilot and joining the air force.

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Kiyohiko UshiharaKiyohiko UshiharaDirectorKōgo NodaKōgo NodaWriterBunjiro MizutaniCinematography

Cast

Denmei SuzukiDenmei SuzukiKoichi Shinohara
Kinuyo TanakaKinuyo TanakaToshiko Yamamoto
Hideo FujinoHideo FujinoShosaku (Father)
Utako SuzukiUtako SuzukiOtoki (Mother)
Takeshi SakamotoTakeshi SakamotoOfficer A
Minoru TakadaMinoru TakadaShirō
Tokuji KobayashiTokuji KobayashiLieutenant
Shoichi KofujitaShoichi KofujitaVillage Boy
Hideo TakedaHideo TakedaHiroyuki
Atsushi WatanabeAtsushi WatanabeOfficer B
Eiji OshimotoEiji OshimotoOwada (Pilot)
Dekao YokooDekao YokooKumakichi Kushiki
Mariko AoyamaOshima-chan
Eiran YoshikawaDriver
Hisao YoshitaniHisao YoshitaniPostman

Director

Kiyohiko Ushihara

Writer

Kōgo Noda

Release date

7 Mar 1930

Runtime

1h 58m

Studio

Shochiku, Shochiku Kinema (Kamata)

Language

No Language

Country

Japan

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