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Area 88 Movie

“Tricked pilot Kazama Shin must shoot down planes to buy freedom from Arslan's brutal war.”

Area 88 Movie

6.7
6,375 rank · 2,542 viewers · 3 favorites
Action Adventure Drama Romance Military Shounen
1 episodes · 1 hr 39 min min · Studio Pierrot · R+ - Mild Nudity
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Tricked pilot Kazama Shin must shoot down planes to buy freedom from Arslan's brutal war.

Kazama Shin, tricked and forced into fighting for the remote country of Arslan, can only escape the hell of war by earning money for shooting down enemy planes or die trying. As the war rages on, Shin has to deal with the consequences of killing and friends dying around him as he tries to keep his mind on freeing himself from this nightmare. (Source: ANN)

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Studio Pierrot.
  • Format 1 × 99′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 1h 39m all episodes
  • Aired Jul 1985 – ongoing
  • Source Movie media type
  • Rated R+ Mild Nudity
  • Ref. BS-11422 catalog

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