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- All-Star Cast: Both David Bowie and Ryuichi Sakamoto were chosen for their status as well-known musicians in their own countries. The film also stars Takeshi Kitano as Sergeant Hara.
- Fake Brit: Jack Thompson (Australian) as the British Group Captain Hicksley. Thompson tries an English accent but doesn't quite pull it off.
- David Bowie is English, and Jack Celliers is South African.
- Hey, It's That Guy!: Academy Award winning composer Ryuchi Sakamoto plays Captain Yonoi and famous director Takeshi Kitano plays Sgt. Hara.
- Reality Subtext: Celliers had a very complicated relationship with his handicapped younger brother. Bowie himself also had one with his mentally ill older half-brother Terry Burns.
- What Could Have Been: How did New Wave legends David Bowie and Ryuichi Sakamoto work on the same film yet never work on music together?
- Write What You Know: The author of the original book, Sir Laurens van der Post, was a South African POW during World War Two.