Marching On

Directed by Kiyohiko Ushihara

With Denmei Suzuki, Kinuyo Tanaka, Hideo Fujino, Utako Suzuki and Takeshi Sakamoto

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.