Yomigaeru Sora - Rescue Wings

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Yomigaeru Sora - Rescue Wings

よみがえる空 (Yomigaeru Sora - Rescue Wings)
Genre	seinen
TV anime
Directed by	Katsushi Sakurabi
Studio	J.C. STAFF
Network	TV Tokyo
Original run	8 January 2006 –
No. of episodes	13

Yomigaeru Sora - Rescue Wings - (よみがえる空 - Rescue Wings -) is a seinen anime series produced by J.C. STAFF which aired on TV Tokyo in 2006. The main character is 2nd Lieutenant Uchida Kazuhiro, a helicopter pilot in a search and rescue wing of the Japan Air Self Defense Force (JASDF).

1 Synopsis
2 Episodes
3 Cast
4 Trivia
5 References
6 See also
7 External links

[edit] Synopsis

Uchida Kazuhiro joined the JASDF hoping to fly fighter jets, however midway through the pilot training program he was transferred to the rescue helicopter course and was eventually deployed to the Komatsu Rescue Squad as a SAR helicopter pilot. Initially depressed at his assignment, Uchida's experiences eventually cause him to change his mind.

[edit] Episodes

「はじめての仕事」(The First Job)
「困難な仕事」(A Difficult Job)
「苦しい仕事」(A Painful Job)
「大切な人」(Precious One)
「必要なこと」(Necessity)
「Bright Side of Life 前編」(Bright Side of Life, Part I)
「Bright Side of Life 後編」(Bright Side of Life, Part II)
「少年の旅路前編」(A Boy's Journey, Part I)
「少年の旅路後編」(A Boy's Journey, Part II)
「パーティー」(Party)
「ビバーク」(Bivouac)
「レスキュー」(Rescue)
「最後の仕事」(A Last Job)(Final)(DVD Release)

[edit] Cast

Hasegawa Megumi: Noto Mamiko
Hirata Kazuhiko: Ii Atsushi
Hongo Shujiro: Ishizuka Unsho
Kosaka Takashi: Shimura Tomoyuki
Motomura: Iizuka Shozo
Murakami Ryunosuke: Hoshino Mitsuaki
Nihonmatsu Daigo: Onosaka Masaya
Nishida Kazumi: Kasahara Rumi
Ogata: Fukumatsu Shinya
Shaura Ryoko: Sato Ai
Uchida Kazuhiro: Miyazaki Issei
Uchida Misae: Takamura Hisae
Yumi: Omoto Makiko

Source: ^[1]

[edit] Trivia

The real life JASDF Komatsu Air Base hosts a search and rescue wing in addition to two fighter wings with F-15J's and T-4's as portrayed in the anime.^[2]
JDS Haruna (DDH-141), on which Hongou lands on to refuel in Episode 3, is a real ship of the JMSDF.^[3]