Tobe! Dakota
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- Movie: Tobe! Dakota
- Romaji: Tobe! Dakota
- Japanese: 飛べ! ダコタ
- Director: Seiji Aburatani
- Writer:
- Producer:
- Cinematographer:
- Release Date: September, 2012
- Runtime:
- Language: Japanese
- Country: Japan
Plot
Based on a true story.
January 1946 - a British military transport plane departs from Shanghai on its to Tokyo, Japan. During the flight the airplane makes an emergency landing on Sado Island (located in the Chubu region of Niigata Prefecture, Japan). The residents on the island have heard stereotypes of the British soldiers and have mixed feelings about the their new "guest." Nevertheless, for the next 40 days the islanders take care of the crew members until the plane can take off once again. This includes Chiyoko Hattori (Manami Higa) who is the daughter of the inn owner where some of the British crew members stay.
Notes
- Filming begins January, 2012 on Sado Island, Japan.
Cast
- Manami Higa - Chiyoko Hattori
