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World War III Breaks Out

Original title: Dai-sanji sekai taisen: Yonju-ichi jikan no kyofu
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  • 1h 17m
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World War III Breaks Out (1960)
  • Sci-Fi
  • Drama
USA and the communist countries start a war, later Japan becomes a tragic victim. A plot similar to "the Last War" by Toho.USA and the communist countries start a war, later Japan becomes a tragic victim. A plot similar to "the Last War" by Toho.USA and the communist countries start a war, later Japan becomes a tragic victim. A plot similar to "the Last War" by Toho.
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  • Directors
    • Shigeaki Hidaka
    • William Ross
  • Writer
    • Shigeaki Hidaka
  • Stars
    • Tatsuo Umemiya
    • Yoshiko Mita
    • Yayoi Furusato
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  • Directors
    • Shigeaki Hidaka
    • William Ross
  • Writer
    • Shigeaki Hidaka
  • Stars
    • Tatsuo Umemiya
    • Yoshiko Mita
    • Yayoi Furusato
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    Tatsuo Umemiya
    • Shigeo
    Yoshiko Mita
    Yoshiko Mita
    • Tomoko
    Yayoi Furusato
    Noribumi Fujishima
    Yukiko Nikaido
    Michiko Hoshi
    Jane Elliot
    Jane Elliot
    • Tomoko (US version)
    • (voice)
    George Furness
    • American Joint Chiefs Of Staff member
    Carl Hansen
    • (US version)
    • (voice)
    Virgil Harton
    • Soviet Union XX Lieutenant General
    Andrew Hughes
    Andrew Hughes
    • British Strategist XX Vice Admiral
    Frank Reynolds
    • Shigeo (US version)
    • (voice)
    Jack Wilson
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    • Directors
      • Shigeaki Hidaka
      • William Ross
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      • Shigeaki Hidaka
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      When the film was released in the US in an English-dubbed version under the title "The Final War," footage from a later Toei production, Invasion of the Neptune Men (1961), was used to pad out the special effects. The footage showed flying saucers causing additional mass destruction. Because of this additional footage, the US version was regarded as science-fiction.
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      [U.S. English dubbed version under the title "The Final War"] Tatsuya Umemiya and the Toei players
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      Featured in Invasion of the Neptune Men (1961)

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    • Release date
      • December 3, 1962 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Japan
    • Language
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • The Final War
    • Production company
      • Daini Toei
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      1 hour 17 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.35 : 1

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