The Burning Sky is a 1940 black-and-white Japanese war film produced and directed by Yutaka Abe, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film depicts the growth and fighting style of Imperial Japanese Army Air Service officers as they undergo training, and later their interactions with their former instructor as they fight together in China during the Second Sino-Japanese War after he takes command of their squadron. Considered a work of high quality, The Burning Sky is ranked eighth in the Kinema Junpo list of Ten Best Japanese Films. Special cinematographer Eiichi Tsuburaya won the Japan Photographers Association Award for his work on the film.
Moyuru ôzora (1940)
Directed by Yutaka Abe
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Art, Eiji Tsuburaya, Ichiro Fujiyama, Japanese, Kosaku Yamada, Lighting, Rector, Song, Suzuki, Takeo Kita, Tsuruzo Nishikawa
Alternate Titles
Moyuru ôzora
JP
Nippons wilde Adler
, DE
The Flaming Sky
JP, US
燃ゆる大空
JP