Area 88

AnimationActionDrama

Release

9 Jan 2004

Country

Japan

Language

Japanese

Production

Overview

The adventures of a young pilot in a war torn country. Shin Kazama was duped into singing a three-year contract at Area 88, a secluded mercenary air force base. Determined to earn $1.5 million to buy his way out of the obligation and return home, killing becomes second nature to Shin as he quickly rises to the top rank at Area 88. He begins to question whether he is still fighting for survival, or like his fellow mercenaries, for the sheer excitement and camaraderie of battle.

Plot

In the early 1980s, a war is raging in Arslan, a fictional Middle Eastern kingdom. Mercenary fighter pilots from all over the world are hired or shanghaied to fight. They live in a secret desert airbase called Area 88.

Cast

Takehito KoyasuShin'ichirô MikiSarah Hauser

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 6.8/10

Season 1

Air Date:10 Jan 2004

Available

Sky Blue - Desert Wings

Photographer Makoto Shinjou arrives at Area 88, an airbase for mercenary flyer's in the Kingdom of Aslan which is fighting a war against anti-government forces.

Runtime:25m

Air Date:10 Jan 2004Available