Last Operations Under the Orion[3][4] (真夏のオリオン, Manatsu no Orion, also known as Battle Under Orion) is a Japanese action drama film directed by Tetsuo Shinohara[5] depicting an Imperial Japanese Navy submarine battling a United States Navy destroyer near the end of World War II.
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| Kanji | 真夏のオリオン |
| Directed by | Tetsuo Shinohara |
| Based on | Orion Midsummer, a novel by Harutoshi Fukui[1] |
| Starring | Hiroshi Tamaki Yoshikuni Dôchin Mitsuru Fukikoshi |
| Music by | Taro Iwashiro |
| Distributed by | Asahi Broadcasting Corporation |
Release date |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
| Box office | $5,474,821[2] |
Plot edit
The story alternates between the past and present, linked by a fateful song. During World War II, Japanese submarine I-77 battles an American destroyer off the coast of Okinawa. Before heading to war, the captain received a final present from his lover, the score to a song titled Manatsu no Orion. Sixty-four years later, his granddaughter discovers the score and the significance behind the song.
Cast edit
- Hiroshi Tamaki as Takayuki Kuramoto
- Keiko Kitagawa as Shizuko Arisawa / Izumi Kuramoto
- Yoshikuni Dōchin as Yoshihiko Arisawa
- Mitsuru Fukikoshi as Hiroshi Nakatsu
- Yuta Hiraoka as Makoto Tsubota
- Masaya Kikawada as Hajime Toyama
- Taiga as Katsumi Suzuki
See also edit
- Das Boot
- Submarine films
- Battle of the Atlantic (1939–1945)
- The Cruel Sea
References edit
- ^ 晴敏·福井 (2009). Orion Midsummer (2009). 講談社. ISBN 978-4062154253.
- ^ Manatsu no Orion (Last Operations Under the Orion) - Box Office Mojo
- ^ 真夏のオリオン (バップ): 2010, 別タイトル: Last operations under the Orion - National Diet Library (in Japanese)
- ^ "真夏のオリオン". Japanese Cinema Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs.
- ^ "Manatsu no Orion". IMDb.
External links edit
- Manatsu no Orion at IMDb
- Last Operations Under the Orion at AllMovie
- Last Operations Under the Orion at Japanese Cinema Database (in Japanese)
- Battle under Orion at Toho Global Site
- Battle under Orion at Japanese Film Database
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