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Thank you for sharing an interesting story. I find no other case of such a dramatic escape by a high-ranking officer.

I've just now come home from the movie theater after watching this movie at last. My impression is that this movie is an international version of director Kang's previous masterpiece 'Taegukgi' . Gory battle scenes, humanity and sacrifice are the main themes as they were in Taegukgi . Battle scenes ...

Domen121 wrote:However, this is not German-specific.

Thank you for new information. A human shield is not European-specific. North Korean People's Army also used human shields during the Korean War.

http://blog.naver.com/junhu12/20117712761

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This film will be released on December 22 in Korea. Maybe I'll be the first forum member who will watch this movie. I'll post my review here after watching this movie whether it meets expectations of many military buffs who have waited for its completion more than 6 years. http://img502.imageshack.u...

The third (final) sequel of this drama is to begin on December 4th. The largest project of Japanese TV drama is now to be completed with this sequel. I'll tune in to NHK channel on my TV next Sunday. You can watch some trailers of the final sequel on the link below. Scenes of the Seige of port Lushu...

Kim Sung first posted this "movie" news in Aug 2005. It's now almost 2010. There's no movie made, no notice of a movie made, no mention of it in an US press (note that Kyoungjong Yang supposedly became a US citizen). This story has made the circular rounds on internet chat forums. I am beginning to...

This month, Naver News Library service has been extended into April 1st, 1920 when Korea's first two modern newspapers were launched. You can see April 1st, 1920 edition of Dong-A Ilbo below. Forum members from Taiwan, Hong Kong and Japan might be able to understand about 70% of Korean newspaper art...

The second sequel of this drama began early this month. Last Sunday I watched the 8th episode 'Opening the Russo-Japanese War' (日露開戦) on TV. The 9th episode 'The Death of Lieutenant Commander Hirose Takeo' (広瀬、死す) will be aired this Sunday.

There's already a thread on this movie.

http://forum.axishistory.com/viewtopic.php?t=102387

Another Kamikaze pilot Emi Shuntaro ( 江見俊太郎 ) also had a successful career as actor after the war. He was conscripted in 1944 when he was studying in the Waseda University, majoring in political economics. Serving as second lieutenant in a Kamikaze unit, fortunately, the war ended just before his Ka...

I'd like to add Ecaterina Teodoroiu into the list in terms of woman's role as a combatant. She is a more impressive figure than Soviet woman aces of WWII, in stark contrast to the disastrous defeat during the Romanian Debacle . A 1979 movie 'Ecaterina Teodoroiu' (Stela Furcovici as Ecaterina Teodoro...

I'd like to add more about Nishimura Kō. His father was renowned Japanese biologist, Nishimura Makoto ( 西村真琴 ) who developed Gakutensoku ( 學天則 ), Asia's first robot. The former Kamikaze pilot played his father's role in a historical fantasy movie 'Tales of the Imperial Capital' ( 帝都物語 , Teito Monoga...

Baltasar wrote:Kim Sung, is there a way of watching these movies? I've searched amazon and the such, even sharing portals, but couldn't find them.

You can order DVDs of some of these movies in Amazon Japan, but it seems that there is no English subtitle in them.

Japanese actor Nishimura Kō ( 西村晃 ) fought as a Kamikaze pilot in the Pacific War. He was conscripted in 1944 when he was studying in the college. Posted in the Tokushima Naval Aviation Unit, he made his final sortie just before the end of the war. Due to a malfunction in the aircraft, he returned t...