Flight from Ashiya (1964)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Michael Anderson

Writers:

Elliott Arnold (novel)
Elliott Arnold (writer) ...

Release Date:

25 March 1964 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Romance | Drama | War

Tagline:

Plunge into hell with the most fearless breed of men on earth!

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel | Independent Film

Cast

Yul Brynner	...	TSgt. Mike Takashima
Richard Widmark	...	L:t. Col. Glenn Stevenson
George Chakiris	...	2nd Lt. John Gregg
Suzy Parker	...	Lucille Caroll
Shirley Knight	...	Caroline Gordon / Stevenson
Joe Di Reda	...	SSgt. Randy Smith
Mitsuhiro Sugiyama	...	Charlie
Andrew Hughes	...	Dr. Horton
Danièle Gaubert	...	Leila
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
E.S. Ince	...	Capt. Walter Mound
William Ross	...	Capt. Jerry Cooper
June Shelley		(as June Elliott)
Eiko Taki	...	Tomiko

Also Known As:

Ashiya kara no hiko (Japan)

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

Japan | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

West Germany:12 (f) | Finland:K-8 | UK:A

Filming Locations:

Japan

Company:

Daiei Motion Picture Company

Quotes:

Sergeant Mike Takashima: My father was a Buddhist, my mother a Seventh-day Adventist.

Silly but some good flying scenes.

I concur with the most of the previous comments. The film is silly, the acting is wooden, the story is contrived and mawkish, and the 1941 and 1942 flash back scenes give no real sense of the periods depicted.

Most of the scenes filmed using models are ludicrous, especially the water landings and the take off after the rescue, but there are some good shots of real aircraft (Sikorsky UH-19 helicopter, Douglas DC-3, and Grumman HU-16 Albatross amphibian) and a few flying scenes that will appeal to aviation buffs.

One previous comment is in error: the air rescue aircraft is a Grumman HU-16 Albatross, not a Martin PBM.