過ぎし幾多の空中戦 銃彈唸るその中に

Was this some kind of studio compilation movie? I ask because I cant' think of a place where Ki. 43s would have encountered U.S. Army P-40s and British Brewsters. Are those Chinese P-40s? If so, that could be film from Burma, conceivably. How likely I don't know. Painted frames? I'd love to hear from a Japanese military historian.

This is a movie produced, I believe, in 1942 There was a famous army fighter pilot called Tateo Katoh who did not come back from a mission flight to the Bay of Bengal, and this film is about him.

I saw this film when I was a boy of ten or 11 years old in Tokyo (after this, I evacuated to Nagano Prec.) The name of the actor who played the role of Katoh was Susume Fujita.
The music you can hear towards the end of clip is Katoh Hayabusa Sentoutai, the name of the film.

Many thanks! Very graciuous of you to reply in such germane detail with the additional personal touch. All the best wishes for you.

Trust this was made during the Pacific War, kind of typical propaganda film. Yet, do not know how at that time, they could use or film allied aircraft. Presumably they had used captured ones.

hey, does anyone know where i can source a full version of this film? I need to base some research on it for my university dissertation. Any help you can give me would be gratefully rec'd. :)

Its amazing they were able to source so many Ki-43's for this movie as nearly all Japanese aircraft were burned or destroyed immediately during the post war occupation. Check out the move "ore kimi no tame ni shinu" ...(i die for those we love) also known as 'for those we love' . Its a recent Japanese movie featuring the Ki-43 and Ki-61. torrent is available...no subs tho. Very hard to find sub'd movies unless specifically distributed for the overseas market.

Wasn't this film made in1944, when a plenty of Hayabusas were still in service?

Mr. Oleg was investigation shortage.
In the book on Mr.Kuroe and Mr.Hinoki in
Burma"Oscar was thermal power shortage.
Everyone said, "We wants 20mm". B-24 was hard.However,Hayabusa`s bulletproof was reliance". In the book on Mr.Iwamoto that fights in the Pacific Ocean "B-24 was burned, firing by Zero`s 20mm that had been approached.
However, 0 burnt at the same time".

When peace-time fire power and armor are not need

where did this come from,the video.Ki43 kicks ass against brewster buff,holds own with p 40 dispite ww1 arm