Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Genre: War / Drama
Duration: 144 minuten
Alternative title: トラ・トラ・トラ
Country:
United States / Japan
Directed by: Richard Fleischer, Kinji Fukasaku and Toshio Masuda
Stars: Martin Balsam, Sō Yamamura and E.G. Marshall
IMDb score:
7,5 (39.883)
Releasedate: 26 January 1970
Tora! Tora! Tora! plot
"The incredible attack on Pearl Harbor."
At the outbreak of World War II, the United States and Japan are doing their best not to get involved. But not everyone is happy about that and the extremists within the Japanese army are urging Emperor Hirohito to make a pact with the Third Reich. They are now preparing the attack on China. This news disturbs President Roosevelt and he threatens with a food embargo. To increase the pressure, the American fleet is sent from San Diego to Pearl Harbor. for Japan this is a bad sign and the action Tora! Torah! Torah! is carefully prepared. On Sunday morning, December 7, 1941, the time has come. The Japanese planes spring into action...
Actors and actresses
Admiral Husband E. Kimmel
Vice-Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Lt. General Walter C. Short
Henry L. Stimson, U.S. Secretary of War
Commander Minoru Genda
Lt. Colonel Rufus S. Bratton
Lt. Commander Mitsuo Fuchida
Vice Admiral William F. 'Bull' Halsey Jr.
Admiral Chuici Nagumo
Lt. Commander Alwin D. Kramer
Reviews & comments
Boneka
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- 2786 messages
- 1407 votes
Always loved this movie. Strangely enough, I see that there are only 352 votes while Pearl Harbor has a whopping 3484 votes. It must be because of the title, because many people say Tora Tora Tora nothing. Although the film has a long lead-up, it remains unusually exciting even though the ending is known to everyone. It is nice that the Japanese part is also spoken in Japanese. The image has been beautifully restored on this Blu-ray and the sound is old but old-fashioned beautiful. Other than that, this film needs little explanation. Absolute topper for the enthusiasts!
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Fisico
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- 10039 messages
- 5398 votes
One that had been on my wish list for a while and after the soggy stuff of Pearl Harbor (2001) and Midway (2019) optimal attention is paid to the story. It is in itself quite remarkable that the film was created by different and totally separate film crews. The scenes on the Japanese hatch were canned by Toshio Masuda and Kinji Fukasaku. The American part was then overhauled by Richard Fleischer. It is therefore nice to note that the Japanese speak Japanese and not English. It only improves the authenticity.
The necessary attention is paid to the developments that preceded the attack. And even during the attack, the necessary attention is paid to scrutinizing the bureaucratic system. It took a while before people really realized that the impossible was happening. Even the reporting to the outside world was barely accepted and portrayed as ridiculous. Partly from their own suppromation and the contempt for small Japan.
Also a special mention for the excellent fights. Perhaps a little less spectacular than what we are used to today, but for that time it was best to be seen. It was not for nothing that it received an award at the Oscars for the special effects. Lots of characters and a lot of diplomacy, all true to reality, because it's never as simple as other movies make it seem. Good historical film, nice!
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knusse stoel
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- 3331 messages
- 4480 votes
It's been 6 years since I saw this movie for the first and last time. We sometimes watch films for the 2nd or more times, but there must be some years in between. The best thing is when you lose some of the story, it's just like seeing it for the first time.
What Torah! Torah! Torah! As far as concerns, it was and remains a fine war film with an excellent build-up and fantastically played by all. Also the beauty of this film is that the material is authentic and that is very impressive on a slightly larger screen. For example, if one of the executives on the Japanese side takes a walk on the deck, walks past a gun barrel, you will see that the barrel is at least 7 meters long. (without dome!)
My rating goes from a 7 to an 8! :O
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