Kamikaze (disambiguation)

Kamikaze (disambiguation)

In English, kamikaze refers to suicide attacks carried out by Imperial Japan's military aviators against Allied shipping towards the end of the Pacific campaign of World War II by crashing their planes into warships.

Kamikaze also refers to:
* Kamikaze (typhoon), a typhoon that helped Japan defeat the Mongol invasion in 1281.
* Kamikaze (1937 aircraft), a Mitsubishi Ki-15 aircraft sponsored by the "Asahi Shimbun" newspaper; in 1937 it made a goodwill flight to Europe, the first Japanese-built aircraft to do so.
* Kamikaze class destroyer (1905), a class of Japanese warships from the early 20th century.
* Kamikaze class destroyers (1923), a class of Japanese warships that fought in World War II.
* "Kamikadze – Boski Wiatr", a novel about a Kamikaze-pilot by the Polish author and former fighter pilot Bohdan Arct.
* Kamikaze (cocktail), a cocktail with vodka and triple sec.
* The Filipino rock band Kamikazee.
* Kamikaze Downhill, a Brazilian band that plays CAKE songs.
* The 1876 Shinpūren Incident (神風連の乱) in Kumamoto, Japan. ("Shinpū" is an alternate reading of the characters for "kamikaze".)
* "Kamikaze Radio" - A pirate radio station in Brighton, UK late 1980s/early 1990s.
* Kamikaze (ride), an amusement ride.
* Kamakazi (BMX rider), the former Jamie Hildebrandt who legally changed his name, an Olympic BMX-cross cyclist.
* Kamikaze Downhill, a famous downhill mountain bike race that was held at Mammoth Mountain, California.
* Kamikaze (album), an album by Twista.
* "Kamikaze", a song by PJ Harvey from her 2000 album "Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea."
* "Kamikaze", a song by Five Iron Frenzy from their 2003 album Cheeses....
* "Kamikaze", the first single by Spanish duo Amaral from their 2008 album Gato Negro Dragón Rojo.
* Kamikaze (manga), a manga by Shiki Satoshi.
* Kamikaze (comics), a member of the Mutant Liberation Front in Marvel comics.
* Super Ghost "Kamikaze" Attack, an attack used in Dragon Ball Z.


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