Destroyer Yukikaze (駆逐艦雪風) 60 years old

Yutaro Kida, a worker at the Sasebo Naval Arsenal, volunteers for the navy but finds himself a cook's mate in the galley of a gunboat. But his dream is eventually realized when he is transferred to the new and powerful destroyer Yukikaze which he helped to build. When the Pacific War breaks out Yukikaze performs valiantly in the South Pacific, and while on shore leave, Kida meets and falls in love with Yukiko, younger sister of his commander.

Credits

Destroyer Yukikaze Cast

Name Character
Bunta Sugawara He was 30, 81 years old when he died
Shima Iwashita She was 23, now 83 years old as Yukiko Tejima
Homare Suguro He was 23, now 83 years old as Yuji Kida
Teruo Yoshida He was 27, now 88 years old
Akira Yamanouchi He was 42, 72 years old when he died
Tetsurō Tamba He was 41, 84 years old when he died
Shinichirô Mikami He was 23, 77 years old when he died
Isamu Nagato He was 32, 81 years old when he died as Yutaro Kida

Destroyer Yukikaze Crew

Name Department
Masao Shirai as Executive Producer. Production
Destroyer Yukikaze poster
Destroyer Yukikaze (60 years)

  • Release day: Sunday, February 16, 1964
  • Runtime: 92 minutes