The kamikaze were military aviators of the Empire of Japan who made suicide attacks, primarily against Allied naval vessels, during World War II.
Kamikaze may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media Music Performers Kamikaze (band), an Argentine heavy metal band Kamikazee, a Filipino rock band Matt Robinson (footballer, born 1993), also an English rapper under the stage name Kamakaze
Albums Kamikaze (Eminem album) or the title song (see below), 2018 Kamikaze (Twista album), 2004 Kamikazee (album), by Kamikazee, 2002
Songs "Kamikaze" (Eminem song), 2018 "Kamikaze" (Lil Mosey song), 2018 "Kamikaze" (MØ song), 2015 "Kamikaze" (Walk the Moon song), 2017 "Born to Lose"/"Kamikaze", by King Adora, 2003 "Kamikaze", by Amaral from Gato negro dragón rojo, 2008 "Kamikaze", by Baboon from Sausage, 1992 "Kamikaze", by the Boys, 1979 "Kamikaze", by Carly Rae Jepsen from The Loveliest Time, 2023 "Kamikaze", by D'espairsRay from Redeemer, 2009 "Kamikaze", by Five Iron Frenzy from Cheeses..., 2003 "Kamikaze", by Flower Travellin' Band from Made in Japan, 1972 "Kamikaze", by MC Lyte from Act Like You Know, 1991 "Kamikaze", by Omar Apollo from Apolonio, 2020 "Kamikaze", by Owl City from All Things Bright and Beautiful, 2011 "Kamikaze", by PJ Harvey from Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea, 2000 "Kamikaze", by Spock's Beard from X, 2010 "Kamikaze", by Susanne Sundfør from Ten Love Songs, 2015 "Kamikaze", by the Thompson Twins from Quick Step & Side Kick, 1983
Other uses in music Kamikaze (record label), a Thaipop record label ESP Kamikaze, a guitar model distributed by ESP
Other arts and entertainment Kamikaze (comics), a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe Kamikaze (manga), a 1997 manga series by Satoshi Shiki Kamikaze (1986 film), a French science fiction film Kamikaze (2014 film), a Spanish comedy-drama film The Eternal Zero (film), a 2013 Japanese war film retitled Kamikaze in some regions Kamikaze, a 2021 HBO Max original program Kamikadze – Boski Wiatr, a novel by Bohdan Arct Kamikaze (video game) or Astro Invader, a 1979 arcade game
Military Kamikaze-class destroyer, two classes of destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy Japanese destroyer Kamikaze, two destroyers of the Imperial Japanese Navy Japanese salvage ship Kamikaze Maru No. 5, a salvage and repair ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy Japanese salvage ship Kamikaze Maru No. 7, a salvage and repair ship of the Imperial Japanese Navy Kamikaze drone (disambiguation), two types of unmanned aerial vehicles
Sports Kamakazi (BMX rider), Australian BMX cyclist Jamie Hildebrandt (born 1981) Kamikaze Shoichi, Japanese sumo wrestler Shoichi Akazawa (1921–1990) Kamikaze (soccer formation), a 1-6-3 formation in association football Mammoth Kamikaze or Kamikaze Downhill, a former American downhill mountain bike race
Other uses Kamikaze (1937 aircraft), a Mitsubishi Ki-15 Karigane aircraft, the first Japanese-built aircraft to fly from Japan to Europe Kamikaze (cocktail), a vodka cocktail Kamikaze (typhoon), two typhoons that defeated Mongol invasions of Japan in 1274 and 1281 Kamikaze, a codename for a 2007 OpenWrt release Kamikaze knot, a variant of Sheepshank knot, a shortening knot Kamikaze, a water slide at Magic Mountain in Moncton, New Brunswick
See also
Kamikaze Curve, a sharp curve on New York State Route 17 Kamikaze 1NT, a treatment for an opening notrump bid in contract bridge Kamikaz (rapper), French rapper Comikaze, a 2005 EP by Kate Miller-Heidke Comikaze Expo, an annual event in Los Angeles, California Shinpūren rebellion, an 1876 ex-samurai uprising in Kumamoto, Japan (Shinpū is an alternate reading of the characters for kamikaze)