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The Storm of the Pacific
The Storm of the Pacific

The Storm of the Pacific

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

Genres

WarDrama

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

118 mins

Rating

5.6/10

Release Date

26 April 1960

Country

Japan

Cast

Yōsuke Natsuki

Yōsuke Natsuki

Lt. Koji Kitami

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi

Koji Tsuruta

Koji Tsuruta

Lt. Tomonari

Makoto Satō

Makoto Satō

Lt. Matsuura

Aiko Mimasu

Aiko Mimasu

Sato

Jun Tazaki

Jun Tazaki

Captain

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Tosaku

Misa Uehara

Misa Uehara

Keiko

Keiju Kobayashi

Keiju Kobayashi

Tatsuya Mihashi

Tatsuya Mihashi

Hiroshi Koizumi

Hiroshi Koizumi

Akira Takarada

Akira Takarada

Seizaburō Kawazu

Seizaburō Kawazu

Ken Uehara

Ken Uehara

Susumu Fujita

Susumu Fujita

Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata

Fleet Staff Officer

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Haruo Nakajima

Haruo Nakajima

Ryō Ikebe

Ryō Ikebe

Yutaka Sada

Yutaka Sada

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