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Tora! Tora! Tora!

- The incredible attack on Pearl Harbor.

In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code words use by the lead Japanese pilot to indicate they had surprised the Americans, covers the days leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, which plunged America into the Second World War.

Release Date : 1970-01-26

Language :EnglishJapanese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : 20th Century FoxToei CompanyWilliams-Fleischer Productions

Production Country : JapanUnited States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Martin Balsam

Character Name : Admiral Husband E. Kimmel

Original Name : Martin Balsam

Gender : Male

Sō Yamamura

Character Name : Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

Original Name : 山村聰

Gender : Male

Jason Robards

Character Name : General Walter C. Short

Original Name : Jason Robards

Gender : Male

Joseph Cotten

Character Name : Henry L. Stimson

Original Name : Joseph Cotten

Gender : Male

Tatsuya Mihashi

Character Name : Commander Minoru Genda

Original Name : 三橋達也

Gender : Male

E.G. Marshall

Character Name : Colonel Rufus S. Bratton

Original Name : E.G. Marshall

Gender : Male

Takahiro Tamura

Character Name : Lt. Commander Mitsuo Fuchida

Original Name : 田村高廣

Gender : Male

James Whitmore

Character Name : Admiral William F. Halsey

Original Name : James Whitmore

Gender : Male

Eijirō Tōno

Character Name : Admiral Chuici Nagumo

Original Name : 東野英治郎

Gender : Male

Wesley Addy

Character Name : Lt. Commander Alwin D. Kramer

Original Name : Wesley Addy

Gender : Male

Shōgo Shimada

Character Name : Ambassador Kichisaburo Nomura

Original Name : 島田正吾

Gender : Male

Frank Aletter

Character Name : Lt. Commander Thomas

Original Name : Frank Aletter

Gender : Male

Koreya Senda

Character Name : Prince Fumimaro Konoye

Original Name : 千田是也

Gender : Male

Leon Ames

Character Name : Frank Knox

Original Name : Leon Ames

Gender : Male

Jun Usami

Character Name : Admiral Zengo Yoshida

Original Name : 宇佐美淳

Gender : Male

Richard Anderson

Character Name : Captain John B. Earle

Original Name : Richard Anderson

Gender : Male

Kazuo Kitamura

Character Name : Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka

Original Name : 北村和夫

Gender : Male

Keith Andes

Character Name : General George C. Marshall

Original Name : Keith Andes

Gender : Male

Edward Andrews

Character Name : Admiral Harold R. Stark

Original Name : Edward Andrews

Gender : Male

Neville Brand

Character Name : Lieutenant Harold Kaminsky

Original Name : Neville Brand

Gender : Male

Leora Dana

Character Name : Mrs. Kramer

Original Name : Leora Dana

Gender : Female

Asao Uchida

Character Name : General Hideki Tojo

Original Name : 内田朝雄

Gender : Male

Susumu Fujita

Character Name : Rear Adm. Tamon Yamaguchi

Original Name : 藤田進

Gender : Male

Bontarō Miake

Character Name : Adm. Koshiro Oikawa

Original Name : 見明凡太朗

Gender : Male

Ichirō Ryūzaki

Character Name : Rear Adm. Ryunosuke Kusaka

Original Name : 龍崎一郎

Gender : Male

George Macready

Character Name : Cordell Hull

Original Name : George Macready

Gender : Male

Norman Alden

Character Name : Major Truman Landon

Original Name : Norman Alden

Gender : Male

Kazuko Ichikawa

Character Name : Geisha in Kagoshima

Original Name : 市川和子

Gender : Female

Walter Brooke

Character Name : Captain Theodore Wilkinson

Original Name : Walter Brooke

Gender : Male

Hank Jones

Character Name : Davey - Student Pilot in Biplane

Original Name : Hank Jones

Gender : Male

Rick Cooper

Character Name : Lieutenant George Welch

Original Name : Rick Cooper

Gender : Male

Karl Lukas

Character Name : Capt. Harold C. Train - USS California

Original Name : Karl Lukas

Gender : Male

June Dayton

Character Name : Miss Ray Cave

Original Name : June Dayton

Gender : Female

Ron Masak

Character Name : Lt. Laurence Ruff - USS Nevada

Original Name : Ron Masak

Gender : Male

Jeff Donnell

Character Name : Cornelia

Original Name : Jeff Donnell

Gender : Female

Shunichi Nakamura

Character Name : Kameto Kurojima

Original Name : Shunichi Nakamura

Gender : Male

Richard Erdman

Character Name : Colonel Edward F. French

Original Name : Richard Erdman

Gender : Male

Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi

Character Name : Rear Adm. Chuichi Hara

Original Name : 二本柳寛

Gender : Male

Jerry Fogel

Character Name : Lt. Commander William Outerbridge

Original Name : Jerry Fogel

Gender : Male

Carl Reindel

Character Name : Lieutenant Kenneth Taylor

Original Name : Carl Reindel

Gender : Male

Elven Havard

Character Name : Mess Attendant 3rd Class Doris Miller

Original Name : Elven Havard

Gender : Male

Edmon Ryan

Character Name : Rear Admiral Bellinger

Original Name : Edmon Ryan

Gender : Male

Toshio Hosokawa

Character Name : Lt. Cmdr. Shigeharu Murata

Original Name : 細川俊夫

Gender : Male

Hisao Toake

Character Name : Saburo Kurusu

Original Name : 十朱久雄

Gender : Male

Tōru Abe

Character Name : Rear Adm. Takijiro Onishi (uncredited)

Original Name : 安部徹

Gender : Male

Hiroshi Akutagawa

Character Name : Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal Koichi Kido (uncredited)

Original Name : 芥川比呂志

Gender : Male

Leon Alton

Character Name : Official (uncredited)

Original Name : Leon Alton

Gender : Male

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Character Name : Cook #1 (uncredited)

Original Name : 渥美清

Gender : Male

Paul Bradley

Character Name : Official (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Bradley

Gender : Male

Harold Conway

Character Name : Eugene Dooman - US Embassy Counselor (uncredited)

Original Name : Harold Conway

Gender : Male

Francis De Sales

Character Name : Capt. Arthur H. McCollum (uncredited)

Original Name : Francis De Sales

Gender : Male

George DeNormand

Character Name : Official (uncredited)

Original Name : George DeNormand

Gender : Male

Glenn Dixon

Character Name : Officer at Signing of Pact (uncredited)

Original Name : Glenn Dixon

Gender : Male

Dave Donnelly

Character Name : Maj. Gordon A. Blake (uncredited)

Original Name : Dave Donnelly

Gender : Male

James B. Douglas

Character Name : French's Subordinate (uncredited)

Original Name : James B. Douglas

Gender : Male

Bill Edwards

Character Name : Col. Kendall J. Fielder (uncredited)

Original Name : Bill Edwards

Gender : Male

Paul Frees

Character Name : Japanese Ambassador Kichisaburo Nomura (voice) (uncredited)

Original Name : Paul Frees

Gender : Male

Bobby Gilbert

Character Name : Official (uncredited)

Original Name : Bobby Gilbert

Gender : Male

Charles Gilbert

Character Name : Lt. Col. William H. Murphy (uncredited)

Original Name : Charles Gilbert

Gender : Male

Torahiko Hamada

Character Name : Admiral (uncredited)

Original Name : 浜田寅彦

Gender : Male

Ed Haskett

Character Name : Officer at Signing of Pact (uncredited)

Original Name : Ed Haskett

Gender : Male

Ryōji Hayama

Character Name : Admiral (uncredited)

Original Name : 葉山良二

Gender : Male

Andrew Hughes

Character Name : Embassy Delegation Employee of Japan (uncredited)

Original Name : Andrew Hughes

Gender : Male

Hisashi Igawa

Character Name : Lt. Mitsuo Matsuzaki (uncredited)

Original Name : 井川比佐志

Gender : Male

Alex Johnson

Character Name : Army Officer (uncredited)

Original Name : Alex Johnson

Gender : Male

Robert Karnes

Character Name : Maj. John H. Dillon (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Karnes

Gender : Male

Kenner G. Kemp

Character Name : Civilian Official Seated at Meeting Table (uncredited)

Original Name : Kenner G. Kemp

Gender : Male

Berry Kroeger

Character Name : U.S. Army General (uncredited)

Original Name : Berry Kroeger

Gender : Male

Akira Kume

Character Name : Katsuzo Okumura (uncredited)

Original Name : 久米明

Gender : Male

Joseph La Cava

Character Name : Official (uncredited)

Original Name : Joseph La Cava

Gender : Male

Ken Lynch

Character Name : Rear Adm. John H. Newton (uncredited)

Original Name : Ken Lynch

Gender : Male

Eitarō Matsuyama

Character Name : Cook #2 (uncredited)

Original Name : 松山英太郎

Gender : Male

Mitch Mitchell

Character Name : Col. Walter C. Phillips (uncredited)

Original Name : Mitch Mitchell

Gender : Male

Hideo Murota

Character Name : Japanese Pilot (uncredited)

Original Name : 室田日出男

Gender : Male

Jiro Okazaki

Character Name : Pilot (uncredited)

Original Name : 岡崎二朗

Gender : Male

John Pedrini

Character Name : Official (uncredited)

Original Name : John Pedrini

Gender : Male

Steve Pendleton

Character Name : Destroyer Captain (uncredited)

Original Name : Steve Pendleton

Gender : Male

Charlie Picerni

Character Name : Burning Sailor (uncredited)

Original Name : Charlie Picerni

Gender : Male

Joe Pine

Character Name : Official (uncredited)

Original Name : Joe Pine

Gender : Male

Walter Reed

Character Name : Vice Adm. William S. Pye (uncredited)

Original Name : Walter Reed

Gender : Male

Robert Shayne

Character Name : Cmdr. William H. Buracker (uncredited)

Original Name : Robert Shayne

Gender : Male

Edward Sheehan

Character Name : Brig. Gen. Howard C. Davidson (uncredited)

Original Name : Edward Sheehan

Gender : Male

Tommy Splittgerber

Character Name : Ed Klein (uncredited)

Original Name : Tommy Splittgerber

Gender : Male

G. D. Spradlin

Character Name : Cmdr. Maurice E. Curts (uncredited)

Original Name : G. D. Spradlin

Gender : Male

Hiroshi Tom Tanaka

Character Name : Japanese Midget Submarine Crewman (uncredited)

Original Name : Hiroshi Tom Tanaka

Gender : Male

Larry Thor

Character Name : Maj. Gen. Frederick L. Martin (uncredited)

Original Name : Larry Thor

Gender : Male

George Tobias

Character Name : Captain on Flight Line at Hickam Field (uncredited)

Original Name : George Tobias

Gender : Male

Arthur Tovey

Character Name : Officer at Signing of Pact (uncredited)

Original Name : Arthur Tovey

Gender : Male

Bob Turnbull

Character Name : Desk Sergeant (uncredited)

Original Name : Bob Turnbull

Gender : Male

Harlan Warde

Character Name : Brig. Gen. Leonard T. Gerow (uncredited)

Original Name : Harlan Warde

Gender : Male

Meredith 'Tex' Weatherby

Character Name : Ambassador Joseph C. Grew (uncredited)

Original Name : Meredith 'Tex' Weatherby

Gender : Male

David Westberg

Character Name : Ens. Edgar M. Fair (uncredited)

Original Name : David Westberg

Gender : Male

Bruce Wilson

Character Name : Pvt. Joseph Lockard (uncredited)

Original Name : Bruce Wilson

Gender : Male

Bill Zuckert

Character Name : Adm. James O. Richardson (uncredited)

Original Name : Bill Zuckert

Gender : Male

Mike Daneen

Character Name : Edward Crocker - US Embassy First Secretary (uncredited)

Original Name : Mike Daneen

Gender : Male

Reviews

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lwpcolonel

@lwpcolonel

2021-06-23

First off, this is a very good historical fictionalization of an epic event. Many parts are very accurate whereas others are more or less. This is after all a Hollywood movie, NOT a documentary such as "The World At War", so we can't be too critical about perfect accuracy. Originally it was supposed to be directed by two directors, 1 for the American story line, and Akira Kurosawa, for the Japanese story. There were rumored difficulties between Mr. Kurosawa and the American studio bosses so Mr. Kurosawa left the production despite having an uncredited role in scripting the Japanese part of the screenplay. I have read recently that the version that was being shown, of the historical account in the movie, was different than the conventional history's perspective. However, I would say that is only in demonstrating, theatrically, how Admiral Kimmel and General Short, who were scapegoats and put through rigorous Congressional Hearings after the actual event, may have taken ample precautions. That their shortcomings were due to communications being delayed or intelligence reports being withheld. I saw it in the movie theater in 1970, and many times since and have found it to be a very fair and well done "Hollywood" representation of the essential history of an important historic event. The movie is essentially well acted, and believably presented with a few surprising disappointments. The Battleship Nevada was depicted with an inaccurate arrangement of its main batteries. In reality it had 10-14 inch guns, a 3-gun mount with a twin "Superfiring" turret over it, on the Bow and the Stern. Not 4, 3 gun mounts, (triple would mean all 3 guns were connected and couldn't be aimed independently which was retrofitted in the 1930s). When you see a ship that says Nevada on it and it isn't correctly laid out it is hard to believe the rest of the movie, particularly where details about ships, planes, equipment, facilities and ordnance were important characters in their depicted historic roles. Some actual footage of the carnage at Pearl Harbor was used, including the Battleship Arizona conflagrating (exploding). As Docu-dramas go, Tora-Tora-Tora is among the best and superior to "Midway", which used some of the same footage and sound effects having been Produced by many of same people. I mentioned the aforementioned criticisms because at the film's beginning it has a Notation, "True To Historic Fact" and expands on that statement. In reality few films or testimonies can live up to 100% accuracy and weighted relevance, but Tora-Tora-Tora does have me returning to re-experience it, and not generally to look for more errors but rather because it is an overall worthwhile film.

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Per Gunnar Jonsson

@Dark Jedi

2024-05-16

I remember viewing this film as a kid shortly after it came out in Sweden. At that time I was not impressed. I was expecting an action filled war movie and what I got was a boring movie where the good guys got beaten up at the end. I do not think I even new anything about the real events in Pearl Harbor at the time. Naturally I view this movie in a somewhat different light and now and when re-watching it yesterday evening I enjoyed it quite a lot. I cannot help but wondering at the historical accuracy though. If someone would have told me that this was nothing but a Hollywood script, and a predictable at that, I would probably not have doubted it. Did all these blunders really take place? That the Japanese where not playing with all their cards on the table is clear but there where so many screw-ups all over the place. Sightings not being reported, communications a mess everywhere, people asking for confirmations in absurdum, lining up the planes like ducks on a shooting range etc. etc. If this is really what happened then some of those movie scripts that seems so ridiculous maybe are not as ridiculous as one might think? Naturally the film has the drawback of being predictable. What else can you expect when it is supposed to depict actual, well known, events? I think I would have felt that it was predictable even if I did not know what was supposed to happen though. Even so it is an enjoyable, well done, movie as far as I am concerned.