Takijiro Onishi (2 June 1891 - 16 August 1945) was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II, who came to be known as the father of the kamikaze. Ironically, Onishi was originally opposed to such attacks, which had been proposed some years prior. However, by 1944, the war against the United States had turned so badly against Japan that Onishi ordered the implementation of suicide attacks. He committed suicide by seppuku after Japan surrendered in 1945.
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