Taiheiyô kiseki no sakusen: Kisuka (1965)
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- 1h 45min
- Drama, History
- 04 Jul 1965 (Japan)
- Movie
In 1943, the Aleutian island of Kiska, Alaska was fortified by a small contingent of Japanese soldiers. When word arrived of an impending attack by an overwhelming force of Americans, the Japanese Navy attempted one of the most daring and...
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| Toshirô Mifune | ... |
Omura
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| Sô Yamamura | ... |
Kawashima
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| Makoto Satô | ... |
Commander Amano
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| Tadao Nakamaru | ... |
Kunitomo
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| Susumu Fujita | ... |
Akitani
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| Jun Tazaki | ... |
Akune
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| Kô Nishimura | ... |
Staff Officer
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| Takashi Shimura | ... |
Military Command president
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| Akihiko Hirata | ... |
Dr. Kudo
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| Akira Kubo | ... |
Tawara
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Jun Funato |
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| Yoshio Tsuchiya | ... |
Terai
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| Susumu Kurobe | ... |
Kato
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Sachio Sakai | ... |
Kojima
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Ren Yamamoto | ... |
Branch Chief
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Masaya Nihei |
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| Yutaka Sada | ... |
Sano
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| Hisaya Itô | ... |
Captain Kiso
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| Yoshio Inaba | ... |
Tamai
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Kiyoshi Kodama | ... |
Fukumoto
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Toshihiko Furuta |
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| Shin Ôtomo | ... |
Five Squadron Institute staff officer
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Tôru Ibuki |
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Akira Yamada | ... |
Officer
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| Shôichi Hirose | ... |
Yamashita
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| Chôtarô Tôgin |
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Jun'ichirô Mukai | ... |
Staff Officer
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| Yutaka Nakayama |
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Tadashi Okabe | ... |
Second Staff Officer
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Nadao Kirino | ... |
Officer
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| Kazuo Suzuki |
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Yutaka Oka | ... |
Miyamoto
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| Katsumi Tezuka |
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Hiroshi Hasegawa | ... |
Air Defense Chief
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Yasuhisa Tsutsumi | ... |
Chief Accountant
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Shigeki Ishida | ... |
Matsubara
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Kunio Ôtsuka | ... |
Shigeki
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Wataru Ômae | ... |
Communications Officer
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Bin Furuya | ... |
Kiska Island staff (uncredited)
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Kazuo Hinata | ... |
Captain of Asagumo (uncredited)
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Shigeo Katô | ... |
Kiska Island soldier (uncredited)
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| Haruo Nakajima | ... |
Kiska's soldier (uncredited)
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Kamayuki Tsubono | ... |
Military (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Seiji Maruyama | ||
Written by
| Walter Black | ... | (English-language sequences) |
| Masataka Chihaya | ... | (story "Taiheyo kaisen saidai no Kiseki") |
| Katsuya Susaki | ... | () (as Katsuya Suzaki) |
Produced by
| Yasuyoshi Tajitsu | ... | producer |
| Yasuyoshi Tami | ... | producer |
| Tomoyuki Tanaka | ... | producer |
Music by
| Ikuma Dan | ||
Cinematography by
| Rokurô Nishigaki | ||
Editing by
| Ryôhei Fujii | ||
Production Design by
| Takeo Kita | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Yoshimitsu Banno | ... | chief assistant director |
Sound Department
| Minoru Kaneyama | ... | sound effects editor |
| Yoshio Nishikawa | ... | sound recordist |
| Hisashi Shimonaga | ... | sound effects |
Special Effects by
| Sadamasa Arikawa | ... | special effects photography |
| Yukio Manoda | ... | matte photography |
| Hiroshi Mukoyama | ... | matte process |
| Teruyoshi Nakano | ... | special effects assistant director |
| Sokei Tomioka | ... | special effects photography (as Mototaka Tomioka) |
| Eiji Tsuburaya | ... | director of special effects |
| Akira Watanabe | ... | art director: special effects |
| Tôru Suzuki | ... | special effects assistant (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Kyuichirô Kishida | ... | special effects lighting |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Tsuruzô Nishikawa | ... | lighting technician |
| Matsuo Yoshizaki | ... | still photographer |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Toho (Japan)
- United Productions of America (UPA) (1973) (United States) (tv) (dubbed)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Toho Studios (sound stages)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
In 1943, the Aleutian island of Kiska, Alaska was fortified by a small contingent of Japanese soldiers. When word arrived of an impending attack by an overwhelming force of Americans, the Japanese Navy attempted one of the most daring and unlikely evacuations in military history. This is that story.
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya won his fifth technical achievement award from the Japan Movie Association for his combined work on this film and Invasion of Astro-Monster (1965) that year. See more » |