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Admiral Yamamoto (1968)

Admiral Yamamoto (1968)

Drama War
Release Date: 1968, August 14
Directors: Seiji Maruyama
Countries: Japan
Production: TOHO
Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Yoshio Inaba, Seiji Miyaguchi, Daisuke Katō, Yoshio Tsuchiya, Gen Shimizu, Sachio Sakai, Haruya Sakamoto, Hideo Shibuya, Masaaki Tachibana, Haruo Nakajima, Kōji Iwamoto

Overview:

As Japan joins in a political pact with Nazi Germany and fascist Italy, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is appointed supreme commander of the Japanese fleet. With Japan headed inexorably toward war, Yamamoto, despite his misgivings, believes the only possible victory lies in destroying the American fleet by surprise at Pearl Harbor. The attack succeeds, but fails to sink the American carrier fleet. Thus Yamamoto must lead the Japanese navy into war with ever-diminishing likelihood of success.