Saturday 9 August, 1:10am - 1:57amon NHK World Europe

Kamikaze: An Untold History

On the Pacific front, towards the end of World War II, Japan's imperial armed forces launched 'kamikaze' attacks - suicide missions by aircraft laden with bombs. It was a mad operation with no hope of returning alive, but the nation went wild, and the attacks continued for ten months, literally until the very last day of the war. Close to 4,000 Japanese airmen died, and nearly 7,000 Allied military personnel were killed, and thousands more were injured by the attacks.

Category
Documentary / History
Original air date
28/07/2025
Cast and crew
  • Takayuki OshimaDirector
  • Togo IgawaNarrator