2008 Great Lakes Film Festival 

The Winds of God-Kamikaze

Narrative Feature

Director: Masayuki Imai

Run Time: 2 hrs 5mins

Screening: Saturday September 27 5:00PM

English with Japanese Sub Titles  

"Younger people in Japan have no real understanding of
the war; they're not even sure if the kamikaze were
Japanese," said Masayuki Imai, who wrote and acts
in "Winds of God (Kamikaze)."

Original Story and Screenplay by Masayuki Imai

Synopsis:  

Present time in New York. A couple of poor comedians named Mike (Caucasian) and Kinta (half-American and half-Japanese), who dream of winning an Emmy Award, meet an accident just after losing their job at a nightclub. Surprisingly they recover their consciousness in a Japanese hospital during World War II. Mike and Kinta realize they have been reincarnated as Kamikaze pilot of Japanese Navy.

Starring: 

Masayuki Imai

Shinichi Chiba (J.J. Sonny Chiba)

Hiroyuki Watanabe

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