The Eternal Zero (Eien no Zero), directed by Takashi Yamazaki and written by Naoki Hyakuta, was released in Japan in late December 2013. [7] By the end of January it had grossed ¥5.89 billion (US$57.3 million). RRP: £20.99. His real grandfather was a fighter pilot, Kyuzo, who died in a kamikaze mission in World War II. Your grandfather was a coward. Naoki Hyakuta is a Japanese novelist and television producer. During conversation with an old comrade of his grandfather, Izaki, who is in hospital dying of cancer, Kentaro finally learns the reason why Miyabe became a Kamikaze pilot. In 1933, a young naval officer and math prodigy uncovers a conspiracy regarding the construction of Japanese warships for the ongoing World War 2. I really don't get it. for sixth weekend", "Thor and Wolf fail to dethrone Eternal Zero", "Eternal Zero tops Japan B.O. [11][12], The Eternal Zero won the Golden Mulberry, the top audience award, at the 16th Udine Far East Film Festival in Italy. An ostensibly epic tale celebrating… something, The Eternal Zero hits the beats of an emotional story, but it doesn’t actually hit any of the emotion. In 2004, twenty-six-year-old Kentaro Saeki is repeatedly failing the national bar examination and is uncertain about his future. Only 2 left in stock (more on the way). The Eternal Zero (Japanese movie w. English Sub - All Region DVD Version) 4.4 out of 5 stars 246. Runtime. A young man Kentaro Saeki (Haruma Miura) keeps failing his bar test and does not know what to do any more. Specifically, Yamazaki referred to Okada, saying that "He was extremely close to our image of Miyabe". Topping the charts for at … He is a member of the Visual Effects Society. An advanced, armed, French Mirage fighter jet is stolen during an air show in UK. Kentaro and Keiko start to look for information in their grandfather Kyuzo Miyabe (Junichi Okada) who dead from the special forces throughout World War II. [17], In June 2014, TV Tokyo announced that the station would adapt the film for a TV drama featuring Osamu Mukai. Turn off light Favorite Comments (0) Server 1. After the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy advances steadily, only to be steadily beaten hollow in the battles from Battle of Midway and Bombing on Rabaul onwards. The story of Saeki Kentaro, who continues to fail the National Bar Examinations and lose sight of the goal of his life, and his old sister Keiko, who is a freelance writer looking up their grandfather Miyabe who died in the Pacific War as a Kamikaze pilot. [8] The film had grossed ¥6.5 billion (US$64.1 million) about a month and a half after being released. About The Eternal Zero. His older sister Keiko is a freelance writer. Title: One summer day in 1945, Kyuzo Miyabe boards a Zero fighter but then asks Kenichiro if he can "make a selfish request" and change planes with him. [5] Notably, Shinzo Abe, the Prime Minister of Japan at the time of the film's release, declared his support for this film and the book, saying that he had been "moved" by it. "[5] Kazuyuki Izutsu, the director of the 2005 film Break Through! December 21, 2013. In the final moments of the film as the plane dives at the carrier the number 14 is visible on the deck. "[4], The film uses Computer-generated imagery to replicate the scenes of bombing runs and dogfights, given the limitation of having a small number of Zero fighters being in a flyable condition having survived till the present day. Miyabe is said by his wife to have kept his promise, by ensuring that many worthy lives were not pointlessly lost and by providing his wife and child with Kenichiro, who becomes a loving husband and father. A young man Kentaro Saeki (Haruma Miura) keeps failing his bar test and does not know what to do any more. He got so much into it that he became a shihan [qualified teacher].". Afterwards, Kentaro is shocked to learn that his grandfather, Oishi, is not his real grandfather. You Save: £4.81 (23%) FREE Delivery . Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. There follows the story of Japanese Navy Air Service Platoon Sergeant Miyabe, as told by four of the men who knew him best. Only 11 left in stock - order soon. Young Japanese pilots are trained to sink Allied warships by flying into them. $3.99 shipping. The Eternal Zero (2013) 7.3 1,974. Server 2. The Eternal Zero Movie Original title: 永遠の0 A young man Kentaro Saeki (Haruma Miura) keeps failing his bar test and does not know what to do any more. 0. •. A young man Kentaro Saeki (Haruma Miura) keeps failing his bar test and does not know what to do any more. Kentaro, a struggling law student, attends the wake for his grandmother. [18], The film will be issued on DVD and BD in Japan on 23 July 2014.[19]. o The Eternal Zero is the English translation of a 2006 Japanese bestseller『永遠の0』that sold over 3 million copies. Get a sneak peek of the new version of this page. The Eternal Zero is one of the biggest blockbusters ever released in Japan.A tale of the World War II from the viewpoint of the fighter pilots who took on the American forces. The friendship of two men becomes tested when they both fall for the same woman. The Eternal Zero Release Date. One day, after the funeral of his grandmother, Matsuno, he is startled to learn from his mother and older sister Keiko that his maternal grandfather Kenichiro was not his blood-relation. Add the first question. ", Yet the book and the film have been warmly received by its Japanese audiences: the film was one of the highest-grossing films of the year in Japan. A young woman and her brother explore the history of their grandfather, who died in the WW2. 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