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- Japan Focus: Challenging Kamikaze Stereotypes: “Wings of Defeat” on the Silver Screen
- NPR Story: 'Wings of Defeat': Kamikaze Stories, Told in Person
- Japan Times: Neither Heroes Nor Villains
- CNN.com: 'Kamikaze' film delves behind war propaganda
- Reuters:Documentary examines Kamikaze pilots
