is a Japanese action drama film directed by
Tetsuo Shinohara
is a Japanese film director. His film ''First Love'' was the 3rd Best Film at the 22nd Yokohama Film Festival.
Filmography
* ''Running High'' (1989)
* ''Work on the Grass'' (1993)
* ''One More Time, One More Chance'' (1996)
* ''Aku no hana'' (1 ...
depicting an
Imperial Japanese Navy submarine
A submarine (or sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater. It differs from a submersible, which has more limited underwater capability. The term is also sometimes used historically or colloquially to refer to remotely op ...
battling a
United States Navy destroyer
In naval terminology, a destroyer is a fast, manoeuvrable, long-endurance warship intended to escort
larger vessels in a fleet, convoy or battle group and defend them against powerful short range attackers. They were originally developed in ...
near the end of
World War II.
Plot
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
*
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
* ''
Das Boot''
*
Submarine films
*
Battle of the Atlantic
The Battle of the Atlantic, the longest continuous military campaign in World War II, ran from 1939 to the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945, covering a major part of the naval history of World War II. At its core was the Allied naval blockade ...
(1939–1945)
* ''
The Cruel Sea''
References
External links
*
*
*
Last Operations Under the Orion' at Japanese Cinema Database
*
' at
Toho Global Site
*
Battle under Orion' at Japanese Film Database
2009 films
World War II submarine films
Films directed by Tetsuo Shinohara
Films set in the 1940s
Japanese war drama films
Films scored by Taro Iwashiro
Toho films
Japanese World War II films
2000s Japanese films
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