Storm Over the Pacific (1960)
3.3 of 5 from 45 ratings
1h 58min
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- Synopsis:
In 1941, Lt. Koji Kitami (Yosuke Natsuki) is a young Japanese bombardier, stationed aboard the Japanese aircraft carrier Hiryu. On 1 December 1941, a Japanese fleet of 30 warships sails for Hawaii. When diplomatic negotiations in Washington fail, the task force commander, Adm. Tamon Yamaguchi (Toshiro Mifune) receives orders to attack Pearl Harbor. On December 7, the surprise attack is carried out successfully. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Koji returns to Japan and his childhood sweetheart, Keiko (Misa Uehara). Although deeply in love with Keiko, Koji fears that marriage will make him less worthy as a naval officer. His faith in his leaders and his country remains strong through the successful campaigns of the early war, but is severely shaken by the disastrous events during the Battle of Midway, learning that reports back to the homeland are lies. In the battle, his carrier Hiryu is attacked by U.S. dive bombers and badly damaged. High-ranking officers order the ship abandoned, but rather than leave it as a prize of war, a Japanese destroyer is given instructions to sink the carrier. As the Hiryu goes down, Koji and others give a final salute. - Actors:
- Yôsuke Natsuki, Toshirô Mifune, Kôji Tsuruta, Makoto Satô, Aiko Mimasu, Jun Tazaki, Takashi Shimura, Misa Uehara, Keiju Kobayashi, Tatsuya Mihashi, Hiroshi Koizumi, Akira Takarada, Seizaburô Kawazu, Ken Uehara, Susumu Fujita, Ken'ichi Enomoto, Akihiko Hirata, Tadao Nakamaru, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Kô Mishima
- Directors:
- Shûe Matsubayashi, Hugo Grimaldi
- Producers:
- Hugo Grimaldi, Tomoyuki Tanaka
- Writers:
- Shinobu Hashimoto, Takeo Kunihiro
- Aka:
- Hawai Middowei daikaikûsen: Taiheiyô no arashi / I Bombed Pearl Harbor
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Classics, Drama
- Countries:
- Japan
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