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Taiheiyô no washi

  • 1953
  • 1h 59m
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Taiheiyô no washi (1953)
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Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a brilliant tactician, is a loyal subject of the emperor, despite his grave misgivings about leading Japan's navy into war with the United States. He oppos... Read allJapanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a brilliant tactician, is a loyal subject of the emperor, despite his grave misgivings about leading Japan's navy into war with the United States. He opposes the attack on Pearl Harbor, but overruled, leads his forces to the best of his ability.Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a brilliant tactician, is a loyal subject of the emperor, despite his grave misgivings about leading Japan's navy into war with the United States. He opposes the attack on Pearl Harbor, but overruled, leads his forces to the best of his ability.

  • Directors
    • Ishirô Honda
    • Kajirô Yamamoto
  • Writer
    • Shinobu Hashimoto
  • Stars
    • Denjirô Ôkôchi
    • Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
    • Masao Shimizu
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    108
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    • Directors
      • Ishirô Honda
      • Kajirô Yamamoto
    • Writer
      • Shinobu Hashimoto
    • Stars
      • Denjirô Ôkôchi
      • Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
      • Masao Shimizu
    • 1User review
    • 1Critic review
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    Ishirô Honda in Taiheiyô no washi (1953)
    Denjirô Ôkôchi in Taiheiyô no washi (1953)
    Ishirô Honda in Taiheiyô no washi (1953)
    Taiheiyô no washi (1953)

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    Denjirô Ôkôchi
    Denjirô Ôkôchi
    • Grand Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
    Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
    Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
    • Commander Furukawa
    Masao Shimizu
    Masao Shimizu
    • Commander Kashima
    Eijirô Yanagi
    Eijirô Yanagi
    • Premier Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
    Minoru Takada
    • Prince Fumimaro Konoe
    Ichirô Sugai
    Ichirô Sugai
    • Admiral Koshirô Oikawa
    Takashi Shimura
    Takashi Shimura
    • Colonel A, staff officer of the army
    Takamaru Sasaki
    • Chief of Staff, Combined Fleet
    Bontarô Miake
    • Commander of the Task Force
    Rentarô Mikuni
    Rentarô Mikuni
    • Staff Officer
    Keiju Kobayashi
    Keiju Kobayashi
    • Staff Officer
    Hajime Izu
    • Staff Officer
    Toshirô Mifune
    Toshirô Mifune
    • 1st Lieutenant Tomonaga
    Shin Ôtomo
    Shin Ôtomo
    Toranosuke Ogawa
    Toranosuke Ogawa
    Minosuke Yamada
    Fuyuki Murakami
    Katsumi Tezuka
    Katsumi Tezuka
    • Directors
      • Ishirô Honda
      • Kajirô Yamamoto(earlier film clips) (uncredited)
    • Writer
      • Shinobu Hashimoto
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      Referenced in The Soul of Godzilla: Ishiro Honda (2008)

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    7/10
    A Worthy Telling
    Made just 8 years after the surrender of Japan in World War II, Eagle of the Pacific (aka Taiheiyo no washi) (1953) is a dramatization of the life of Commander of the Imperial Navy, Admiral Yamamoto. It is essentially told in 3 parts beginning with Yamamoto's opposition to Japan's entry into the Tripartite Pact with Germany and Italy due to his belief that this would ultimately lead to a war with the US that Japan could logistically never win. Once war is inevitable he goes all in for the cause and the next portion is the attack on Pearl Harbor, followed finally by the story of the rout at Midway and the road to the end of the line.

    Directed by Ishiro Honda, destined for bigger things in the following year with Godzilla, the film is clearly treading a fine line in how it depicts the war. Opening with a thanks to the US military for providing stock footage the specter of not offending the US does seem to pervade many scenes but it also specifically states that it is operating from a basis of truth and for the most part it does seem that it gets enough right to let any minor historical inaccuracies slide, although the shots of P-40s being used in the sea battles of the Pacific may test the patience of aviation nerds.

    Starring Kurosawa veteran Denjiro Okochi as Yamamoto, two other regulars also have small scenes with Takashi Shimura in a blink-and-you-miss-it segment and Toshiro Mifune as a torpedo plane pilot who is an early adopter of the kamikaze lifestyle. Honda uses a mix of combat footage, clever matte work and, of course, his beloved models to great effect, particularly in a shot of attack planes flying through a Hawaiian valley. While there are many (and I mean many) scenes of guys standing or sitting around some sort of table describing the action it did not bore and I found it fascinating from a historical perspective. It turns out that trusting rabid political and military nutjobs was not a prudent thing to do for Japan, there might be lessons in that yet.
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    • Release date
      • October 21, 1953 (Japan)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Operation Kamikaze
    • Production company
      • Toho Company
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 59 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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