Rescue Wings

Masaki Tezukas liveaction adaptation of Rescue Wings deviates from the original by centering around a female rookie pilot played by 16yearold actress only 15 at the time of filming Yuko Takayama After her mother is saved Haruka Kawashima joins an elite air rescue team and decides she wants to become the first female pilot of a UH60J Japanese version of the Black Hawk rescue helicopter She goes through harsh rigorous training and must overcome her emotions for the serious job of saving lives After several mistakes shes bluntly told shes not good enough to be a rescue pilot but the conflict only makes her more determined One day an F15J fighter plane goes missing from radar and Kawashima receives the distress call On reserve fuel and the struggling against all odds she must accomplish her mission at any cost