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The Storm of the Pacific (1960)

The Storm of the Pacific (1960)

Drama War

Where were you on Dec.7 1941? This man was in a Japanese Zero over Pearl Harbor!

Release Date: 1960, April 26
Directors: Shūe Matsubayashi
Countries: Japan
Production: TOHO
Cast: Toshirō Mifune, Takashi Shimura, Makoto Satō, Jun Tazaki, Akihiko Hirata, Yōsuke Natsuki, Misa Uehara, Koji Tsuruta, Aiko Mimasu

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

world war ii aircraft carrier pearl harbor pacific theater battle of midway