Thanks for the translation. I have seen interviews with German and Soviet aces, and the usual numerous ones with Allied aces, but this is the first time I have seen a Japanese pilot's perspective. Thank you very much.
@tomatohorenso76454 жыл бұрын
RIP Mr. kasai 2021January 9 age94
@jc-hf1bk4 жыл бұрын
I came back to this video because I just found out. Very sad news, he was probably the last living ace of ww2 RIP
@matydrum4 жыл бұрын
@@jc-hf1bk there is this me 109 and later fw 190 d9 pilot that is still alive I think, cant remember his name right now.
@matydrum4 жыл бұрын
@@jc-hf1bk Erich Brunotte something like that.
@daviscampbell90203 жыл бұрын
A war thunder post about this man was posted on the community page, intrigued I decided to read up on him. I am glad I did. Rest in peace sir.
@mickdunn84237 жыл бұрын
You'll find more interviews these former Japanese airmen. Very interesting what a laid back bunch they are!
@Colt45hatchback5 жыл бұрын
Guess its the key to success, dont pannic just watch whats happening and act accordingly
@tomtomracingchannel84806 жыл бұрын
なぜかわからないけど、この方の話を聞いてると涙がでる。今はこのように話せる方がどんどん少なくなっているけど、後世にこのような形で語り継がれていくといいですね。貴重な映像ありがとうございます。 thanks for this video.
@Mr.Scootini2 жыл бұрын
I’m a Japanese speaking Japanese American. You sir have much better Japanese than me. I can speak it fluently, but reading writing is a big no go for me 😅 僕のおじいちゃんばあさんもおなじよにしゃべる。 からだのけんこうわだいじだよ、よくいてた
@growlanser56005 жыл бұрын
Most passionate interview I've seen in my life.
@jengar62588 жыл бұрын
good stuff man, cheers for all the hard work on these :)
@fatdad64able2 жыл бұрын
Note! This gentleman's message for future pilots is nothing like "good luck to you", or "best of luck". His message is:" Study hard, work hard, take care of your health." A message we keep forgetting to convey to our children. If you follow this man's advice, it is more likely that "luck" will be with you.
@rattrayc5 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you captured these for posterity. These personal accounts are a treasure
@Subbers002 жыл бұрын
Probably the coolest grandpa you can ever have
@daleeasternbrat8164 жыл бұрын
Sounds like a lot of British, American and German pilots. A regular guy. Best wishes to the Japanese Self Defense Forces from the Sunshine State !
“Consili” us western people are so accustomed to the fact we called Japanese planes with childish names like Betty, Frank, Oscar, Zeke, George ect; it’s nice to know they did the same thing with our aircraft!
@hwildy3 жыл бұрын
Japanese language often abbreviates English words to 2 or 3 syllables. Hence the Consolidated B-24 Liberator gets shorten to Consoli"
@mickdunn84233 жыл бұрын
CONSILI was their name for the Consolidated Liberator!
@victory79992 жыл бұрын
The US used code names for Japanese aircraft, not childish names.
@mrj49902 жыл бұрын
@@victory7999 oh get off your highhorse ma’am. I didn’t know you served in WW2
@victory79992 жыл бұрын
@@mrj4990 Best not to post a comment if you don't know what you're talking about, or you run the risk of people correcting you.
@garyrunnalls77143 жыл бұрын
Love this, these guys were warriors. It's nice that we are at peace now.
@mickdunn84237 жыл бұрын
The "Consoli" Mr Kasai is talking about is a Consolidated Liberator!
@ghoulunathics5 жыл бұрын
more likely consolidated PBY Catalina, it was a reco plane :)
@DanSlotea4 жыл бұрын
@@ghoulunathics did you watch the interview? He says b-24
@edoardobelloni2 жыл бұрын
@@DanSlotea Yes it was a B24.. but it was alone so probably in a recon mission... so i think it was a PB4Y-1
@leslysb3 жыл бұрын
Rip Kasai Tomokazu
@71Gilligan3 жыл бұрын
A real pilot, he uses his hands to explain how to explain some tactics.
@diademadiademoni2023 ай бұрын
The interviewer: ''aaahah, ohhoooh uuuuhhh''.
@aceshigh64994 жыл бұрын
This is a great interview!
@petertimowreef90858 жыл бұрын
2:59 I hear ya man, fucking sparkles
@willeemina5 жыл бұрын
I Salute You Sir. Semper Fi.
@DSRT8888 жыл бұрын
interested to see a Japanese pilot other than German or American
@mkms6853 жыл бұрын
So the 20mm cannons of the Zeroes and Shiden-Kai's were indeed really had slow rate of fire that what the games depicted. It came from Mr. Kasai himself.
@markussnyman85206 жыл бұрын
I thank you for this, You are trueley honorable :)
@kingcamilo2 жыл бұрын
GLORY TO THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN! HAI!!
@emperorinmu41993 жыл бұрын
5:05 kanno naoshi
@sarifuchs6 жыл бұрын
Amazing story. Thank you
@butchoharechicago66573 жыл бұрын
I love Japanese pilots. Even more interesting than Russian pilots. So few are left of the major combatants of the Second World war. Even Finnish and Italian pilots are interesting.
@jimkenealy64484 жыл бұрын
The Shiden-Kai was their version of the P-47 - the translation uses the term juggernaut.
@mickdunn84233 жыл бұрын
Heaps more stuff to come! War Historian here..run/ran a lot Talks & Lectures as Editor of the Journal of Australian Naval History and member of the Royal United Services Institute for Defence and Security Studies!
@kkteutsch64164 ай бұрын
Good to hear about world war 2 by axis pilots, they no need to say lies, they survived the war by their proper skills and a little bit of luck ! Thank you very Much !
@mickdunn84238 жыл бұрын
Not the smallest amount of bullshit with these guys!
@juanpabloaravenariquelme54612 жыл бұрын
Exelente
@OlsunEdits8 жыл бұрын
Dut, dut, dut I died there
@mickdunn84235 жыл бұрын
The CUT & PASTERS WILL GO NUTS WITH THIS VIDEO!
@ghoulunathics5 жыл бұрын
"up we go, hmm!" Deidara, is that you?
@CyrusOfNaias7 жыл бұрын
Charming
@kkteutsch64164 ай бұрын
R.I.P.
@hikarinishino41418 жыл бұрын
紫電改俺も乗りたいぞ かっこいいんじゃあ~
@Luca-xu5np5 жыл бұрын
Onore ai combattenti giapponesi ! Domo arigato gozaimas.
@feAt.tAkuyA5 жыл бұрын
最後に自分の頭をなでなでするところが面白い。
@mickdunn84236 жыл бұрын
Sorry I posted twice! (It was worth it!)
@jimmyboomsemtex97353 жыл бұрын
i wonder what grade octane the fuel used was? if lower i think the shiden was slower 369 listed and i read 403mph too.
@FireflyActual3 жыл бұрын
If I remember correctly, from 1941 onwards the standard Japanese aviation fuel was 92 octane, though by the end of the war its quality was sketchy at best. That's also one of the reasons why the Japanese invested so heavily into water and methanol injection as well as low-pressure fuel injection. Stated top speeds can be inaccurate at times, because the figures given were obtained at military power, not WEP.
@Colt45hatchback10 ай бұрын
@@FireflyActuali read somewhere that there were different fuels for different purposes, i think it was about the ki84, it had engine problems on the army 92 octane, but on the navys 100 octane it was reliable. So one assumes the n1k ran on 100 octane? Or perhaps the 100 octane was for something else? Or as you say, they couldnt produce enough for everyone
@TheSirianKnight2 жыл бұрын
Click on Arrow to stop double voice overs!
@mickdunn84234 жыл бұрын
Here is a video of other IJN Pilots talking about their war experience. (Find below in 'More comments')
@mikemcgrath51885 жыл бұрын
YOSH!
@2Phast4Rocket Жыл бұрын
The ways that the Imperial Japanese army trained the troop were horrible. Some troops were beaten to death. Some trainee pilots where bayoneted to death by their instructors.
@popocatfish5 жыл бұрын
よっしゃ!= hell yeah ! 良い訳だと思います
@patrickpower6034 Жыл бұрын
👍👍
@rosshemmings93844 жыл бұрын
Great interview, refreshing to hear their views/experiences I just wish the interviewer would have shut up. Every time the pilot said something the guy would make a comment.
@danilo164105 жыл бұрын
For those "neutral" that had the luck of listening the stories of the Pacific from old Japanese, it was a fascinating experience, full of "juice" and exotic, from a world that once was and that the crap war change it in today's world of emptiness.
@Leon_der_Luftige4 жыл бұрын
Not the war's fault your life is empty.
@cosmin23068 жыл бұрын
All those 'hei's are driving me insane...Every 3-5 words...'hei'...Othe than that it's an amazing documentary! :)
@theblytonian39068 жыл бұрын
+Cosmin2306 It's "Hai" not "hei" (sic). It means "yes", contextually a cultural expression of respectful acknowledgment. As for criticism coming from a 'kulsha' were every sentence has to include the word "bro", "dude" or the utterly pointless as it is irritating sycophantic exclamation of "cool!" after every sentence , that's pretty rich. Brainless Brits utter '"erm", (hold on while I think another second ahead) multiple times per sentence, whilst bogan Aussies say "eh" (you agree with me don't you) after every sentence.
@TheDarwiniser8 жыл бұрын
sycophantic? aussies saying "eh" all the time? where the fuck are you getting your facts, a cereal box? i guess the need to sound important on the innnernets overrides everything else, eh bro? dude? erm?
@theblytonian39068 жыл бұрын
+John Smith ☜ 🐒Millennial alert🐒 🖕
@jeffsurface55336 жыл бұрын
Cosmin2306 i agree
@mickdunn84236 жыл бұрын
...that's the best part! (Adds Drama!)
@aprylrittenhouse45623 жыл бұрын
Yes they did. The nkj2 shiden kai. Was a sign that some, not all were begining to learn lessons. Like protecting the pilot. But as far as i know still no self sealing fuel tanks. It all came too little too late. The high command had very little regard for pilots and it showed. Now the americans didnt think the japanese air corp was a threat. Thats why august 19th 1944 happened. And the battle of the bulge. The concensus was they were beaten. Had the shiden been produced like the f6f it may have been diff. This pilot was honorable. The people he worked for were monsters with no regard for anyone below them. Two completly diff cultures were at play. Im not knocking japan. I just dont understand .
@何何飛-t7t5 жыл бұрын
運氣很好沒犧牲
@andrewagripha14882 жыл бұрын
"WELL LET ME SAY IT WA A KONGT TIME AGO AND THE WAY IF THE WARRIOR ECHOS THRU THE HOUR GLASS IR SPACE AND TIME AN CARVERS THRU LIKE KATANA .. RAZO SHARP" HI Y TO KEY O OR NAG I SAK IE IR OTHER AND ALL JAPAN BE SHIBO THE WAY IS SACREDT AND SHALL FOREVER BEE KEEPED"
@BadRussian774 жыл бұрын
Боевой дед.
@mebeasensei6 жыл бұрын
I heard about the bombing of Nanking, so I thought, yes! This is what I wanna do! Wow...
@tbr21096 жыл бұрын
+TommyTwobats He was a kid who had grown up in a culture where the cult of the military was everything. Give him a break.
@mebeasensei6 жыл бұрын
yes. you're right. i respect him, it just sounded so iconic. Nanking of all places. NO doubt the kids who joined the US top gun tom cruise generation were probably intoxicated by images of rockets blowing up Vietnamese villages too. He is just like us in that respect. peace.
@Zelectrocutica3 жыл бұрын
I though they was use gun sight to aim their plane to the enemy ship lol JK.