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Tora! Tora! Tora!

  • 19701970
  • GG
  • 2h 24m
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
35K
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Martin Balsam, Joseph Cotten, Jason Robards, E.G. Marshall, Tatsuya Mihashi, Koreya Senda, Takahiro Tamura, Eijirô Tôno, James Whitmore, and Sô Yamamura in Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
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The story of the 1941 Japanese air raid on Pearl Harbor, and the series of preceding American blunders that aggravated its effectiveness.The story of the 1941 Japanese air raid on Pearl Harbor, and the series of preceding American blunders that aggravated its effectiveness.The story of the 1941 Japanese air raid on Pearl Harbor, and the series of preceding American blunders that aggravated its effectiveness.
IMDb RATING
7.5/10
35K
YOUR RATING
  • Directors
    • Richard Fleischer
    • Kinji Fukasaku(Japanese sequences)
    • Toshio Masuda(Japanese sequences)
  • Writers
    • Larry Forrester(screenplay)
    • Hideo Oguni(screenplay)
    • Ryûzô Kikushima(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Martin Balsam
    • Sô Yamamura
    • Jason Robards
  • Directors
    • Richard Fleischer
    • Kinji Fukasaku(Japanese sequences)
    • Toshio Masuda(Japanese sequences)
  • Writers
    • Larry Forrester(screenplay)
    • Hideo Oguni(screenplay)
    • Ryûzô Kikushima(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Martin Balsam
    • Sô Yamamura
    • Jason Robards
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 211User reviews
    • 89Critic reviews
    • 46Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Won 1 Oscar
      • 2 wins & 7 nominations total

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    Leon Ames, Martin Balsam, Joseph Cotten, Jason Robards, Wesley Addy, Keith Andes, Edward Andrews, Neville Brand, Leora Dana, Elven Havard, Kazuo Kitamura, George Macready, E.G. Marshall, Tatsuya Mihashi, Koreya Senda, Shôgo Shimada, Takahiro Tamura, Hisao Toake, Eijirô Tôno, Asao Uchida, Jun Usami, James Whitmore, and Sô Yamamura in Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
    Sô Yamamura in Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
    Takahiro Tamura in Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
    Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
    Martin Balsam in Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
    Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
    Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
    Jason Robards in Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
    Kazuo Kitamura, George Macready, and Shôgo Shimada in Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
    Tatsuya Mihashi and Eijirô Tôno in Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
    Sô Yamamura in Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
    Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)

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    Martin Balsam
    Martin Balsam
    • Admiral Husband E. Kimmel
    Sô Yamamura
    Sô Yamamura
    • Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
    Jason Robards
    Jason Robards
    • General Walter C. Short
    Joseph Cotten
    Joseph Cotten
    • Henry L. Stimson
    Tatsuya Mihashi
    Tatsuya Mihashi
    • Commander Minoru Genda
    E.G. Marshall
    E.G. Marshall
    • Colonel Rufus S. Bratton
    Takahiro Tamura
    Takahiro Tamura
    • Lt. Commander Fuchida
    James Whitmore
    James Whitmore
    • Admiral William F. Halsey
    Eijirô Tôno
    Eijirô Tôno
    • Admiral Chuici Nagumo
    • (as Eijiro Tono)
    Wesley Addy
    Wesley Addy
    • Lt. Commander Alvin D. Kramer
    Shôgo Shimada
    Shôgo Shimada
    • Ambassador Kichisaburo Nomura
    Frank Aletter
    Frank Aletter
    • Lt. Commander Thomas
    Koreya Senda
    Koreya Senda
    • Prince Fumimaro Konoye
    Leon Ames
    Leon Ames
    • Frank Knox
    Jun Usami
    Jun Usami
    • Admiral Zengo Yoshida
    Richard Anderson
    Richard Anderson
    • Captain John Earle
    Kazuo Kitamura
    • Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka
    Keith Andes
    Keith Andes
    • General George C. Marshall
    • Directors
      • Richard Fleischer
      • Kinji Fukasaku(Japanese sequences)
      • Toshio Masuda(Japanese sequences)
    • Writers
      • Larry Forrester(screenplay)
      • Hideo Oguni(screenplay)
      • Ryûzô Kikushima(screenplay)
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The previous war epic by Darryl F. Zanuck, The Longest Day (1962) was an extreme success. As stated by his son, producer Richard D. Zanuck, this was because it was about victory. He noted in contrast that Tora! Tora! Tora! is about defeat. Although the film made a great deal of money, it did nowhere near as well as The Longest Day. Where is was a genuine smash was in Japan. For the Japanese audience, it did not only depict a victory (after twenty-five years of films depicting defeat) but it put the attack on more understandable footing; identifying not only the villains but also the motivations of those believed that their actions were honorable.
    • Goofs
      As the bombers fly toward Pearl Harbor, they pass over the white cross at Scofield Barracks (Kolekole Pass) that was erected in memory of the people killed in the raid.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto: I had intended to deal a fatal blow to the American fleet by attacking Pearl Harbor immediately after Japan's official declaration of war. But according to the American radio, Pearl Harbor was attacked 55 minutes before our ultimatum was delivered in Washington. I can't imagine anything that would infuriate the Americans more. II fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve.

    • Crazy credits
      For the U.S. version of the film, the next to last of the main credits reads "Japanese Sequences Directed by Toshio Masuda Kinji Fukasaku" and the last credit reads, "Directed by Richard Fleischer." For the Japanese version of the film, the next to last credit reads, "American Sequences Directed by Richard Fleischer" and the final credit reads, "Directed by Toshio Masuda Kinji Fukasaku."
    • Alternate versions
      The original release included a line by Admiral Halsey (James Whitmore) saying that after the war, Japanese will only be spoken in Hell. This line is removed from later releases.
    • Connections
      Edited into Midway (1976)
    • Soundtracks
      At Last
      Music by Harry Warren
      Played during the cocktail party on Saturday night, Dec. 6.

    User reviews211

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    Featured review
    If you really want to know what happened...
    ...see this film.

    Whether you want to waste time seeing Brucheimer and Bay's self-indulgently long PEARL HARBOR with its totally extraneous fictional romance -- that's up to you. But whether you see it or not, the real history of the human stupidity on both sides of the Pacific that created the attack is clearly portrayed in TORA! TORA! TORA!

    The new DVD edition has insightful commentary by the director plus a documentary about the attack. This film is tensely paced and displays and excellent cast. The Jerry Goldsmith score is kept to a minimum but is very effective. The special FX for the attack are all the more impressive considering they were done before the advent of computer generated FX such as those in PEARL HARBOR -- and they equal those of PEARL HARBOR.

    If you want to know the real story, see this film and then also check out the companion stories in FROM HERE TO ETERNITY, DESTINATION TOKYO, and THIRTY SECONDS OVER TOKYO.
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    • Jun 10, 2001

    FAQ6

    • What were the names of the 6 Japanese aircraft carriers involved in the attack on Pearl Harbor?
    • Who sent the "Air raid Pearl Harbor. This is no drill" message?
    • Did Japanese midget subs really attack Pearl Harbor before the air raid began?

    Details

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    • Release date
      • September 23, 1970 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • Japan
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Die Schlacht, die die Welt in Brand setzte
    • Filming locations
      • Pearl Harbor, O'ahu, Hawaii, USA
    • Production companies
      • Twentieth Century Fox
      • Elmo Williams
      • Richard Fleischer
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    • Budget
      • $25,000,000 (estimated)
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 24 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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