Moyuru ōzora
1940 Japanese war movie / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Burning Sky (燃ゆる大空, Moyuru ōzora) is a 1940 black-and-white Japanese war film produced and directed by Yutaka Abe, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya.[1] The film depicts the growth and fighting style of Imperial Japanese Army Air Service officers as they undergo training, and later their interactions with their former instructor as they fight together in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War after he takes command of their squadron. Considered a work of high quality, The Burning Sky is[when?] ranked eighth in the Kinema Junpo list of Ten Best Japanese Films.[2] Special cinematographer Eiichi (or Eiji) Tsuburaya won the Japan Photographers Association Award for his work on the film.[2]
Moyuru ōzora (The Burning Sky) | |
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Directed by | Yutaka Abe[1] |
Screenplay by | Yasutarō Yagi[1] |
Based on | a story by Komatsu Kiyamura[1] |
Produced by | Yutaka Abe |
Starring | Den Obinata [ja], Ichiro Tsukita [ja], Katsuhiko Haida[1] |
Cinematography | Yoshio Miyajima[1] |
Edited by | Toshio Goto |
Music by | Fumio Hayasaka[1] |
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Running time | 137 minutes[1] |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
The theme song, also called "The Burning Sky," was composed by Kosaku Yamada and sung by Ichiro Fujiyama[3] and was a hit song in Japan.