Tora! Tora! Tora!

"The incredible attack on Pearl Harbor."

Sep 23 1970 G 2h 24m
Action, Drama, History

In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code words used by the lead Japanese pilot to indicate they had surprised the Americans, covers the days leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, which plunged America into the Second World War.

Plot

This dramatic retelling of the Pearl Harbor attack details everything in the days that led up to that tragic moment in American history. As United States and Japanese relations strain over the U.S. embargo of raw materials, Air Staff Officer Minoru Genda (Tatsuya Mihashi) plans the preemptive strike against the United States. Although American intelligence agencies intercept Japanese communications hinting at the attack, they are unwilling to believe such a strike could ever occur on U.S. soil.

Written by

Larry Forrester, Hideo Oguni, Ryûzô Kikushima

Directed by

Richard Fleischer, Kinji Fukasaku, Toshio Masuda

Cast

Martin Balsam, Sô Yamamura, Jason Robards

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America, Japan

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Languages

English

Awards

Won 1 Oscar. 2 wins & 7 nominations total

Trailers
Tora! Tora! Tora! - Trailer
Tora! Tora! Tora! ? 1970 ? Trailer
Featurettes
John Landis on TORA! TORA! TORA!
Scores
# of Votes
38,389
Average Rating
7.5 out of 10
Metascore
46
Popularity
NA