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Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)

U 144 min  -  Action | Adventure | Drama  -   23 September 1970 (USA)
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A dramatization of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and the series of American blunders that allowed it to happen.

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Larry Forrester (screenplay), Hideo Oguni (screenplay), and 4 more credits »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Martin Balsam Martin Balsam ...
Sô Yamamura ...
Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto (as Soh Yamamura)
Joseph Cotten ...
Tatsuya Mihashi Tatsuya Mihashi ...
E.G. Marshall ...
James Whitmore ...
Takahiro Tamura Takahiro Tamura ...
Lt. Cmdr. Mitsuo Fuchida
Eijirô Tôno Eijirô Tôno ...
Vice Adm. Chuichi Nagumo (as Eijiro Tono)
Jason Robards ...
Lt. Gen. Walter C. Short
Wesley Addy Wesley Addy ...
Lt. Cmdr. Alwin D. Kramer
Shôgo Shimada Shôgo Shimada ...
Frank Aletter Frank Aletter ...
Lt. Cmdr. Francis J. Thomas - USS Nevada
Koreya Senda Koreya Senda ...
Leon Ames Leon Ames ...
Junya Usami Junya Usami ...
Adm. Zengo Yoshida
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Storyline

In 1941 the Japanese are at odds with the United States on a number of issues which they are attempting to resolve via their Washington embassy. In case this diplomacy fails, the military are hatching plans for a surprise early Sunday morning air attack on the U.S. base at Pearl Harbour. American intelligence is breaking the Japanese diplomatic messages but few high-ups are prepared to believe that an attack is likely, let alone where or how it might come. Written by Jeremy Perkins <jwp@aber.ac.uk>  

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Plot Keywords:

Attack | Pearl Harbor | Japan | Hawaii | Navy  | See more »

Taglines:

The incredible attack on Pearl Harbor as told from both the American and Japanese sides. See more »

Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | History | War

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Details

Country:

USA | Japan

Language:

English | Japanese

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Tora! Tora! Tora!: The Attack on Pearl Harbor See more »

Filming Locations:

Ashiya, Japan See more »

Box Office

Budget:

$25,000,000 (estimated)

Gross:

$14,500,000 (USA)
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Company Credits

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

 | Japan:

Sound Mix:

70 mm 6-Track (70 mm prints) | Mono (some 35 mm prints) | 4-Track Stereo (some 35 mm prints)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1
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Trivia

The manned radar antenna site depicted as "Opana Point" was actually Koko Head which is just above Oahu's famous Hanauma Bay. This is on the opposite side of the island from the real-life location. Today, it is home to many antennae including the FAA's CKH VORTAC. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: The flag that orders Japanese pilots to take off doesn't change orientation between the time that the carrier is ordered to veer to windward, and after the carrier has turned to the wind See more »

Quotes

Major Truman Landon: [trying to land amid heavy friendly flak] Tell those damn fools to stop shooting at us, we're Americans!
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Connections

Referenced in A Decade Under the Influence (2003) See more »

Soundtracks

"Chattanooga Choo Choo"
Music by Harry Warren
Played at the dance See more »