Zero
零戦燃ゆ
Synopsis
Two young men are recruited into the Japanese air force just before outbreak of WW2 by the test pilot of Japans new super fighter - the Zero. The movie is told in reverse from the point of one of the young men who don't qualify for the pilot training and instead joins the ground crew. It chronicles the entire history of the famous fighter from the first prototype test flights all through the war.
Top Cast
Explore Star Directory →Jun Hashizume
Kunio Mizushima
Yu Hayami
Shizuko Yoshikawa
Yūzō Kayama
Manbei Shimokawa
Tetsuro Tamba
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Kinya Kitaoji
Jiro Horikoshi
Daijiro Tsutsumi
Shoichi Hamada
Teruhiko Aoi
Kofukuda
Masaaki Daimon
Sone
Takeshi Katō
Ugaki
Yūki Meguro
Miyano
Yōko Minamida
Ine Hamada
Shin Takuma
Teruo Tojo
Bill Ross
Douglas Macarthur
Yoshio Aoki
Shigeru Kōyama
Hiroko Maki
Shinsuke Mikimoto
Kohji Moritsugu
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
$6.3M
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$2.5M
Total global ticket sales
Box Office Return
0.4x
-$3.8M deficit
Theatrical Status
Budget Return
Box office tier
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Toshio Masuda
- Screenplay & Story
- Kunio Yanagida, Ryōzō Kasahara
- Original Score
- Harumi Ibe
- Original Title
- 零戦燃ゆ
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 2h 8m
- Production Budget
- $6.3M
- Worldwide Gross
- $2.5M
- Production Studios
- TOHO
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Toshio Masuda
Kunio Yanagida, Ryōzō Kasahara
Harumi Ibe
Rokurô Nishigaki
Yoshitami Kuroiwa
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Department Leadership Roster
Rokurô Nishigaki
Director of Photography
Toshio Masuda
Director
Kunio Yanagida
Writer
Yoshitami Kuroiwa
Editor
Ryōzō Kasahara
Writer
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer
Production Stills & Gallery
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Frequently Asked Questions About Zero
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Zero about?
Two young men are recruited into the Japanese air force just before outbreak of WW2 by the test pilot of Japans new super fighter - the Zero. The movie is told in reverse from the point of one of the young men who don't qualify for the pilot training and instead joins the ground crew. It chronicles the entire history of the famous fighter from the first prototype test flights all through the war.
Who directed Zero?
Zero was directed by Toshio Masuda.
Who stars in Zero?
The principal cast of Zero includes Jun Hashizume, Yu Hayami, Yūzō Kayama, Tetsuro Tamba, Kinya Kitaoji.
When was Zero released and how long is it?
Zero was released in 1984 with a total runtime of 2h 8m.
What was the box office and production budget of Zero?
Zero had a reported production budget of $6.3M and grossed $2.5M at the worldwide box office (0.4 return on budget, classified as a underperformed).
Who composed the musical score for Zero?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Zero was composed by Harumi Ibe.