Tora! Tora! Tora! DVD

Tora! Tora! Tora!
This 25-million dollar epic collaboration accurately recreates the events that led to the Japanese attack on the American naval base during World War II. With Germany's invasion of Poland on September 1, 1939, the wheels are set in motion by Japan to plan the attack. After internal differences in the government, the Japanese quickly mobilize plans for the assault. Key American personnel ignored warnings of the possibility of Japanese aggression. The first part of the film divides scenes from both countries. Part two contains spectacular battle scenes of the bombing that destroyed the American naval base of operations in Hawaii. Governmental errors on both sides add to the confusion, but the Japanese ultimately carry out the deadly mission. The film did well in Japan, did not do well in the he United States, and took years to make back the production costs. It remains an insightful and well crafted World War II action drama that was the result of years of negotiations between the two countries. ~ Dan Pavlides, All Movie Guide

Cast Martin Balsam as Adm. Husband E. Kimmel So Yamamura as Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto Joseph Cotten as Henry L. Stimson Tatsuya Mihashi as Cmdr. Minoru Genda E.G. Marshall as Lt. Col. Rufus S. Bratton Takahiro Tamura as Lt. Cmdr. Fuchida Eijiro Tono as Admiral Nagumo Wesley Addy as Lt. Commander Kramer Shogo Shimada as Ambassador Nomura Frank Aletter as Lt. Commander Thomas Leon Ames as Frank Knox Junya Usami as Adm. Yoshida Richard Anderson as Capt. John Earle Neville Brand as Lt. Kaminsky Leora Dana as Mrs. Kramer George Macready as Cordell Hull Rick Cooper as Lt. Welch Elven Havard as Doris Miller June Dayton as Miss Ray Cave Jeff Donnell as Cornelia Shunichi Nakamura as Kameto Kirojima Edmon Ryan as Rear Adm. Bellinger Hisao Toake as Saburo Kurusu

Crew Taizoh Kawashima - Art Director Richard Day - Art Director Jack Martin Smith - Art Director Yoshiro Muraki - Art Director David Hall - First Assistant Director Richard Fleischer - Director Kinji Fukasaku - Director Toshio Masuda - Director Ray Kellogg - Second Unit Director Pembroke J. Herring - Editor James Newcom - Editor Inoue Chikaya - Editor Jerry Goldsmith - Composer (Music Score) Dan Striepeke - Makeup Jack Martin Smith - Production Designer Masamichi Satoh - Cinematographer Osamu Furuya - Cinematographer Shinsaku Himeda - Cinematographer Charles Wheeler - Cinematographer Elmo Williams - Producer Norman Rockett - Set Designer Walter Scott - Set Designer Art Cruickshank - Special Effects L.B. Abbott - Special Effects Douglas O. Williams - Sound/Sound Designer Murray Spivack - Sound/Sound Designer Herman Lewis - Sound/Sound Designer James Corcoran - Sound/Sound Designer Hideo Oguni - Screenwriter Ryuzo Kikushima - Screenwriter Ladislas Farago - Book Author Gordon W. Prange - Book Author

Tora! Tora! Tora!
(not reviewed)
 

A.D. Flowers: Academy, Best Visual Effects (winner) Carl Biddiscombe: Academy, Best Art Direction (nominated) Charles Wheeler: Academy, Best Cinematography (nominated) Herman Lewis: Academy, Best Sound (nominated) Inoue Chikaya: Academy, Best Editing (nominated) Jack Martin Smith: Academy, Best Art Direction (nominated) James Newcom: Academy, Best Editing (nominated) L.B. Abbott: Academy, Best Visual Effects (winner) Masamichi Satoh: Academy, Best Cinematography (nominated) Murray Spivack: Academy, Best Sound (nominated) Norman Rockett: Academy, Best Art Direction (nominated) Osamu Furuya: Academy, Best Cinematography (nominated) Pembroke J. Herring: Academy, Best Editing (nominated) Richard Day: Academy, Best Art Direction (nominated) Shinsaku Himeda: Academy, Best Cinematography (nominated) Taizoh Kawashima: Academy, Best Art Direction (nominated) Walter Scott: Academy, Best Art Direction (nominated) Yoshiro Muraki: Academy, Best Art Direction (nominated)

National Board of Review, Best Picture (nominated)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, French Subtitle Options: English, Spanish Sound Processing: 5.1: 5 full-range channels. Includes 3 for the front speakers, 2 surround channels for rear speakers, & 1 low-frequency effects (LFE) channel to carry deep bass effects 2: PCM stereo 1: PCM mono Additional Features: All-new 20-minute documentary "Day of Infamy" Commentary by director Richard Fleisher and Japanese film historian Stewart Galbraith Original theatrical trailer Anamorphic widescreen [aspect ratio 2.35:1] English 4.1 English Dolby Surround French mono [no French in Japanese portions of the film] THX certified Subtitles: English, Spanish DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1: Theatre Wide-Screen MPAA Rating: G DVD Discs Included: 1 DVD Sides: 1 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: min Part of Series: Special Edition   DVD Chapters: Side #1 -- 1. Main Titles [3:32] 2. The Axis Alliance [1:31] 3. Washington, D.c [4:34] 4. Operation: Magic [1:35] 5. Torpedo Planes [:16] 6. Pearl Harbor [1:55] 7. A Foolproof Plan [1:40] 8. Full Alert [6:43] 9. Carrying Out The Plan [6:38] 10. A New Training Program [5:13] 11. An October Deadline [:45] 12. "climb Mt. Nitaka" [4:05] 13. The Pieces Fit Together [5:02] 14. A War Warning [3:01] 15. Making The Rounds [2:11] 16. Oblivious To Danger [4:28] 17. The 14th Part [4:44] 18. Intermission [3:25] 19. Mission Underway [1:25] 20. Concinced Of An Attack [5:00] 21. A Submarine In The Security Zone [2:52] 22. Spotted On Radar [:14] 23. Bad Atmospherics [8:17] 24. Flying School [2:07] 25. The Attack [5:46] 26. Unharmed And Outta Gas [:43] 27. Striking The Airfields [:57] 28. A Run For The Sea [3:46] 29. Dogfight [3:10] 30. Mission Accomplished [1:53] 31. End Credits [2:56] 32. Chapter 32 [5:08]