Marching On

Overview

A farmer’s boy, obsessed with his balsa-and-paper flying models and with dreams of real aircraft, develops a friendship with the daughter of the local squire, who introduces the lad to her pilot brother and his flying officer friends; through hard work, and despite the handicap of a lowly class status, he eventually succeeds in qualifying as a pilot and joining the air force.

Directed by Kiyohiko Ushihara

Top cast

Denmei Suzuki

Koichi Shinohara

Kinuyo Tanaka

Toshiko Yamamoto

Hideo Fujino

Shosaku (Father)

Utako Suzuki

Otoki (Mother)

Takeshi Sakamoto

Officer A

Minoru Takada

Shirō

Tokuji Kobayashi

Lieutenant

Shoichi Kofujita

Village Boy

Hideo Takeda

Hiroyuki

Atsushi Watanabe

Officer B

Eiji Oshimoto

Owada (Pilot)

Dekao Yokoo

Kumakichi Kushiki

M

Mariko Aoyama

Oshima-chan

E

Eiran Yoshikawa

Driver

Hisao Yoshitani

Postman

Details