World War III Breaks Out (1960)
"Dai-sanji sekai taisen: Yonju-ichi jikan no kyofu" (original title)

USA and the communist countries start a war, later Japan becomes a tragic victim. A plot similar to "the Last War" by Toho.

Directors:

Shigeaki Hidaka, William Ross

Writer:

Shigeaki Hidaka

Stars:

Tatsuo Umemiya, Yoshiko Mita, Yayoi Furusato

Cast

Credited cast:
Tatsuo Umemiya	...	Shigeo (as Tatsuya Umemiya)
Yoshiko Mita	...	Tomoko
Yayoi Furusato
Noribumi Fujishima
Yukiko Nikaido
Michiko Hoshi
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jane Elliot	...	Tomoko (US version) (voice)
Carl Hansen	...	(US version) (voice)
Frank Reynolds	...	Shigeo (US version) (voice)
Jack Wilson	...	(US version) (voice)

Storyline

After a US Air Force plane accidentally drops a nuclear bomb on North Korea, the communist country with the assistance of China and the Soviet Union prepare for war with the USA, while in Tokyo, Japan, a newspaper reporter covers the mobilization of the American troops at a nearby airbase while his nurse girlfriend prepares with civil defense in the impending nuclear holocaust.

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Plot Keywords:

civil defense | tokyo japan | holocaust | reporter | nurse | 

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Genres:

Sci-Fi | Drama

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

3 December 1962 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Final War

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toei Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

77 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Featured in Invasion of the Neptune Men (1961)

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