Timewatch

Kamikaze (1995x9)

: 22, 1995

The word kamikaze is synonymous with death. But not every kamikaze who vowed to die in the Second World War fulfilled his promise. Shot down on route to the target, or still waiting to be called when the war ended, there were a handful of kamikazes who survived. Tonight's film,featuring first-time interviews with the survivors and archive footage, reveals how a nation turned suicide into strategy. The special fury of the kamikaze is captured in some of the most vivid combat footage ever filmed and interviews with US veterans illustrate the difficulty of fighting an enemy determined to die.