Flight from Ashiya

Mar 25 1964 Not Rated 1h 40m
Adventure, Drama, Romance

Featuring an all-star cast and on-location shooting in Japan, where the story is set, three US Air Force rescue pilots must overcome their personal problems and differences to embark upon a dangerous mission to save raft-bound Japanese survivors from a murderous storm-tossed sea. As they head for their location, the film flashes back to chronicle the pasts of each pilot to make clear their mixed feelings about their upcoming assignment.

Plot

Flight from Ashiya is a 1964 film about the U.S. Air Force's Air Rescue Service, flying out of Ashiya Air Base, Japan. In this fictionalized film set in the early 1960s, a flight crew's mission is to rescue a life raft of Japanese civilians stranded in rough seas. The Airplane used in the film was the HU-16 Albatross, A flying boat.

Written by

Elliott Arnold, Waldo Salt

Directed by

Michael Anderson

Cast

Yul Brynner, Richard Widmark, George Chakiris

Crew

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Production Countries

Japan, United States of America

Production Companies

Harold Hecht Films, Daiei Film

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Trailers
Flight From Ashiya (1964) German Trailer [FHD]
Scores
# of Votes
804
Average Rating
5.4 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA