Decision · SEASON 1
Birth of Kamikaze
Episode 17 · 1971-07-24

- Animation
- War & Politics
- Documentary
Episode overview
Sea control of the western Pacific was completely transferred to the U.S. military. In the early hours of October 18, 1944, Operation Sho Ichigo was launched to attack the US fleet in the Leyte Sea area with all-out efforts. Form a special attack unit that is a desperate squad to destroy one ship with a zero fighter carrying a 250 kg bomb. Why did you form this special attack unit? What is the wish of a soldier who volunteers for a kamikaze as a living human being? What must the person who makes the decision carry?
25 minutes
Season 1 episodes
1. Surprise Attack on Pearl Harbor1971-04-03
2. Battle of Midway (Part 1)1971-04-10
3. The Battle of Midway (Part 2)1971-04-17
4. Malay Blitz Operation1971-04-24
5. Singapore Attack1971-05-01
6. Raid on Hong Kong1971-05-08
7. Battle of Malaya1971-05-15
8. Coral Sea Battle1971-05-22
9. Episode 91971-05-29
10. Naval Parachute Corps1971-06-05
11. Bataan and Corregidor Attack1971-06-12
12. Submarine I-1681971-06-19
13. First Battle of the Solomons1971-06-26
14. Colonel Kato's Falcon Air Squadron1971-07-03
15. Rabaul Air Squadron1971-07-10
16. Withdraw from Kiska Island1971-07-17
17. Birth of Kamikaze1971-07-24
18. Death of Isoroku Yamamoto1971-07-31
19. Battle of Lunga1971-08-07
20. Battle of the Mariana Islands1971-08-14
21. Battle of Leyte Gulf (Part 1)1971-08-21
22. Battle of Leyte Gulf (Part 2)1971-08-28
23. Operation Iwo Jima1971-09-04
24. The End of the Combined Fleet1971-09-11
25. The Last Decision1971-09-18