Kamikaze (disambiguation)

The Japanese believed that storms, most likely typhoons, that had destroyed Mongolian fleets attempting invasions in 1274 and 1281 been sent from the gods to protect them from their enemies and called them Kamikaze (‘divine wind’).

The term kamikaze was later used later to exalt 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[edit]

Music[edit]

Performers[edit]

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[edit]

Kamikaze (Eminem album) or the title song (see below), 2018
Kamikaze (Twista album), 2004
Kamikazee (album), by Kamikazee, 2002

Songs[edit]

"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...(of Nazareth), 2003
"Kamikaze", by Flower Travellin' Band from Made in Japan, 1972
"Kamikaze", by MC Lyte from Act Like You Know, 1991
"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 The Thompson Twins from Quick Step & Side Kick, 1983

Other uses in music[edit]

Kamikaze (record label), a Thaipop record label
ESP Kamikaze, a guitar model distributed by ESP

Other arts and entertainment[edit]

Kamikaze (comics), a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe
Kamikaze (manga), a 1998 manga series by Shiki Satoshi
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
Kamikaze, a 2006 novel by Michael Slade
Kamikadze – Boski Wiatr, a novel by Bohdan Arct
Kamikaze (video game) or Astro Invader, a 1979 arcade game
Kamikaze (ride), a pendulum amusement ride

Military[edit]

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, or loitering munition, a type of weapon system

Sports[edit]

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[edit]

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