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The Storm of the Pacific (1960)
Directed by Shûe Matsubayashi
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Lt. Koji Kitami is a navigator-bombardier in Japan’s Naval Air Force. He participates in the Japanese raid on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in 1941 and is welcomed with pride in his hometown on his return. As Japan racks up victory after victory in the Pacific War, Kitami is caught up in the emotion of the time and fights courageously for the standard of Japanese honor. But his assuredness of his government’s righteousness is shaken after the Japanese navy is defeated in the debacle of Midway.
Length 118 minutes
Actors
Yōsuke Natsuki | Toshirō Mifune | Koji Tsuruta | Makoto Satō | Aiko Mimasu | Jun Tazaki | Takashi Shimura | Misa Uehara | Keiju Kobayashi | Tatsuya Mihashi | Hiroshi Koizumi | Akira Takarada | Seizaburô Kawazu | Ken Uehara | Susumu Fujita | Akihiko Hirata | Yoshio Tsuchiya | Haruo Nakajima | Ryô Ikebe | Yutaka Sada
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/07/2018 | Computer | Broadcast | Other | 7.5 stars |
| (Average) 7.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
Daikaiju TV is running all Japanese war films tonight that feature the attack on Pearl Harbor. This one is notable not only for its cast (Mifune, Shimura, Hirata, et al) but also the practical FX by Tsuburaya (his awesome miniature work).
So in honor of National Pearl Harbor Day of Remembrance I’m watching this.
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