Destination Tokyo (1943)

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2h 15min
Adventure, War
31 Dec 1943 (USA)
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In order to provide information for the first air raid over Tokyo, a U.S. submarine sneaks into Tokyo Bay and places a spy team ashore.

Director:

Delmer Daves

Writers:

Steve Fisher, Delmer Daves, Albert Maltz

Stars:

Awards:

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 2 wins & 1 nomination.
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In order to provide information for the first air raid over Tokyo, a U.S. submarine sneaks into Tokyo Bay and places a spy team ashore.

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	Cary Grant	...	Capt. Cassidy
	John Garfield	...	Wolf
	Alan Hale	...	'Cookie' Wainwright
	John Ridgely	...	Reserve Officer Raymond
	Dane Clark	...	Tin Can
	Warner Anderson	...	Andy
	William Prince	...	Pills
	Robert Hutton	...	Tommy Adams
	Tom Tully	...	Mike Conners
	Faye Emerson	...	Mrs. Cassidy
	Peter Whitney	...	Dakota
	Warren Douglas	...	Larry
	John Forsythe	...	Sparks
	John Alvin	...	Sound Man
	Bill Kennedy	...	Torpedo Gunnery Officer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
	George Anderson	...	Officer (uncredited)
	Warren Ashe	...	Major (uncredited)
	Joy Barlow	...	Wolf's Girl (uncredited)
	Harry Bartell	...	Crewman (uncredited)
	Whit Bissell	...	Yo Yo (uncredited)
	Carlyle Blackwell Jr.	...	Man on Phone (uncredited)
	Danny Borzage	...	Crewman (uncredited)
	William Challee	...	Rocky the Quartermaster (uncredited)
	Cliff Clark	...	Hornet's Admiral (uncredited)
	Bob Creasman	...	Sailor (uncredited)
	Warren Cross	...	Sailor (uncredited)
	Angelo Cruz	...	Second Japanese Float Pilot (uncredited)
	Deborah Daves	...	Debby Cassidy (uncredited)
	Michael Daves	...	Michael Cassidy (uncredited)
	Jimmy Evans	...	Sailor (uncredited)
	Benson Fong	...	Japanese (uncredited)
	Wing Foo	...	Japanese at Listening Post (uncredited)
	John Forrest	...	Sailor (uncredited)
	Roland Got	...	Japanese Officer (uncredited)
	Kirby Grant	...	Army Briefing Officer (uncredited)
	Herbert Gunn	...	Pete - Lieutenant (uncredited)
	Eddie Hall	...	B-25 Crewman (uncredited)
	William Hudson	...	'Copperfin' Intercom Man (uncredited)
	Charles Anthony Hughes	...	Naval Air Officer (uncredited)
	Bill Hunter	...	Market Street 'Commando' (uncredited)
	Ted Jacques	...	Sailor (uncredited)
	Mary Landa	...	Tin Can's Girl in Photo (uncredited)
	Paul Langton	...	'Copperfin' Crewman-Barber (uncredited)
	Eddie Lee	...	Japanese at Listening Post (uncredited)
	George Lee	...	Japanese on Beach (uncredited)
	James B. Leong	...	Japanese (uncredited)
	George Lloyd	...	'Copperfin' Chief Petty Officer (uncredited)
	Bob Lowell	...	Radio Operator (uncredited)
	Cy Malis	...	Sailor (uncredited)
	Lou Marcelle	...	Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
	Ralph McColm	...	Ensign (uncredited)
	Jack Mower	...	Admiral's Aide (uncredited)
	Maurice Murphy	...	Toscanini (uncredited)
	William J. O'Brien	...	Chief of Naval Operations (uncredited)
	Frank O'Connor	...	Navy Officer in Conference (uncredited)
	Eleanor Parker	...	Mike's Wife on Record (uncredited) (voice)
	Paul Parry	...	Sailor (uncredited)
	Hugh Prosser	...	PBY Seaplane Pilot (uncredited)
	George Robotham	...	Crewman (uncredited)
	Dorothy Schoemer	...	Saleslady (uncredited)
	Bernard Sell	...	Sailor (uncredited)
	Charles Sherlock	...	'Copperfin' Helmsman (uncredited)
	Larry Steers	...	Army Officer in Conference (uncredited)
	Mark Stevens	...	Admiral's Aide (uncredited)
	Charles Sullivan	...	'Copperfin' Ballast Operator (uncredited)
	Ya Sing Sung	...	Japanese on Beach (uncredited)
	John Sylvester	...	Sailor (uncredited)
	Frank Tang	...	First Japanese Float Pilot (uncredited)
	Charles Thompson	...	Rear Admiral (uncredited)
	Sailor Vincent	...	Crewman (uncredited)
	Wally Walker	...	Crewman (uncredited)
	Jay Ward	...	Crewman (uncredited)
	Russ Whiteman	...	Yeoman 1st Class (uncredited)
	John Whitney	...	Communications Officer (uncredited)
	Alan Wilson	...	Sailor (uncredited)
	Bruce Wong	...	Japanese Antenna Man (uncredited)
	Duke York	...	Duke - 'Copperfin' Crewman (uncredited)

Directed by

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Delmer Daves

Written by

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Steve Fisher	...	(original story)

Delmer Daves	...	(screen play) and
Albert Maltz	...	(screen play)

Produced by

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Jerry Wald	...	producer
Jack L. Warner	...	executive producer

Music by

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Franz Waxman

Cinematography by

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Bert Glennon

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director of photography

Editing by

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Christian Nyby	...	film editor (as Chris Nyby)
Vladimir Barjansky	...	(uncredited)

Art Direction by

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John Beckman
Leo K. Kuter

Set Decoration by

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Walter F. Tilford

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(set decorations) (as Walter Tilford)

Makeup Department

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Perc Westmore

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makeup artist

Production Management

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Chuck Hansen

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unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Arthur Lueker	...	assistant director (uncredited)
Fred Scheld	...	second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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John Beckman	...	assistant art director (uncredited)
Harper Goff	...	set designer (uncredited)
John More	...	props (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Robert B. Lee

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sound

Special Effects by

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Lawrence W. Butler	...	special effects director (as Lawrence Butler)
Willard Van Enger	...	special effects

Stunts

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George Robotham	...	stunts (uncredited)
Sailor Vincent	...	stunts (uncredited)
Duke York	...	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Benny Cohan	...	assistant camera (uncredited)
Joe Cramer	...	best boy (uncredited)
Owen Crompton	...	grip (uncredited)
Frank Flanagan	...	gaffer (uncredited)
Ed Henderson	...	still photographer (uncredited)
George Gordon Nogle	...	camera operator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Roe Ramsey	...	wardrobe (uncredited)
Leon Roberts	...	wardrobe (uncredited)

Music Department

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Leo F. Forbstein	...	musical director
Leonid Raab	...	orchestral arrangements (as Leon Raab)
William Lava	...	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Florence O'Neill

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script clerk (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Production Companies

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Warner Bros. (A Warner Bros.-First National Picture)

Distributors

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Warner Bros. (1943) (United States) (theatrical) (as Warner Bros. Pictures Inc.) (presents)
Vitagraph Limited (1944) (Canada) (theatrical)
Warner Brothers Pictures (1944) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (as Warner Brothers Pictures, Ltd.)
Warner Bros. (1944) (Argentina) (theatrical)
Warner Brothers First National Films (1944) (Sweden) (theatrical)
Warner Bros. First National Films (1948) (Belgium) (theatrical)
M.P.E.A. (1948) (Austria) (theatrical)
Associated Artists Productions (AAP) (1956) (United States) (tv)
MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1998) (United States) (VHS)
Warner Home Video (2004) (United States) (DVD)
Living Colour Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary	Made during World War II, this chronicles a voyage of a U.S. submarine on a secret mission to the very shores of Japan. Much of the film is spent developing the cast of characters that populate the sub. Written by John Vogel Plot Summary
Plot Keywords	japanese-military u.s.-military male-bonding defusing-a-bomb ethnic-slur See All (89) »
Taglines	Explosive ! . . . And As Big As The Broad Pacific ! See more »
Genres	Adventure War
Parents Guide	Add content advisory for parents »
Certification	Argentina:13 Australia:PG Australia:G (TV rating) Belgium:KT/EA (visa#36.715) Brazil:Livre Canada:G (video rating) Denmark:12 Finland:S Germany:12 Japan:G Norway:7 (recommended rating) Spain:13 Spain:12 Sweden:15 United Kingdom:A United Kingdom:U United States:TV-PG United States:Passed (National Board of Review) United States:Approved

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Also Known As	Bestimmung Tokio (Germany) Destino: Tokio (Spain) Ha-Ya'ud: Tokyo (Israel, Hebrew title) Attack i Stilla havet (Sweden) Rumbo a Tokio (Argentina) See more »
Runtime	135 min
Country	United States
Language	English Japanese
Color	Black and White
Aspect Ratio	1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix	Mono (RCA Sound System)
Filming Locations	Portuguese Bend, California, USA See more »

Did You Know?

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Trivia	The operation of the submarine as shown in this movie was so accurate that the Navy used it as a training film during World War II. See more »
Goofs	On Christmas morning, one of the crew mentions Christmas 1941 in the past tense, meaning that this is Christmas 1942 or later. After that, the boat supports Doolittle's Raid, which occurred 18 April 1942. See more »
Movie Connections	Edited into Up Periscope (1959). See more »
Soundtracks	O Little Town of Bethlehem See more »
Quotes	Capt. Cassidy: There was a democratic movement in Japan after the last war. What happened? Reserve Officer Raymond: The leaders were assassinated. Andy - Executive Officer: Well, what about the people? Capt. Cassidy: They have no voice now. Starvation is the big stick, isn't it, Raymond? Reserve Officer Raymond: That's right, sir. The big wage is seven dollars a week. They have no unions, no free press... nothing. Capt. Cassidy: They do what they're told. Reserve Officer Raymond: I'm afraid most of them believe what they're told - like that "hero" who knifed your torpedo man. They've been sold a swindle, and they accept it. Andy - Executive Officer: But how can they support such big families on seven bucks a week? Reserve Officer Raymond: They don't. Daughters of the poor are often sold to factories, or... worse - when they're about 12. Capt. Cassidy: Females are useful there only to work or to have children. The Japs don't understand the love we have for our women. They don't even have a word for it in their language. See more »

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