A Story of Friendship and Compassion
Director: Mitsutoshi Tanaka
Producer: Oji Morita, Norihisa Ohara, Ryosuke Otani, Riuko Tominaga, Kazuhito Amano, Teiji Ozawa
Two historical incidents that deepened the friendship between Japan and Turkey are connected in this story of friendship and compassion: In the night of 16 September 1890 the Turkish frigate Ertuğrul is caught up in a typhoon and sinks off the Japanese coast. Risking their own lives, local villagers are able to rescue 69 Turkish sailors. Although being very poor and having hardly to eat, the villagers share what little they have with strangers from a country 9,000 kilometers away. 95 years later, during the Iran-Iraq War, more than 300 Japanese are stranded in Tehran. In the morning of 19 March 1985 a Turkish Airlines aircraft takes off for Tehran to evacuate the Japanese. But the remaining Turks at Tehran Mehrabad Airport still need to be convinced that they won't be able to board their own country's rescue flight.
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Director: Mitsutoshi Tanaka
Producer: Oji Morita, Norihisa Ohara, Ryosuke Otani, Riuko Tominaga, Kazuhito Amano, Teiji Ozawa
Production Companies: Toei Company, Creators' Union, Böcek Yapım, Kinoshita Group, Toei Studios Kyoto, Toei Tokyo, Toei Video Company, dentsu, Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation, PIA Corporation, Innovation Design, Yomiuri Shimbun Company, Noritsu Koki, Mainichi Shimbun, BS Fuji, MX Entertainment, The Kitanippon Shimbun
Countries: Japan, Turkey
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