The Eagle of the Pacific (1953)

7.8/10 119 min Drama War

Overview

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a brilliant tactician, is a loyal subject of the emperor, despite his grave misgivings about leading Japan's navy into war with the United States. He opposes the attack on Pearl Harbor, but, overruled, he leads his forces to the best of his ability.

Cast

Denjirō Ōkōchi

Grand Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto

Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi

Commander Furukawa

Masao Shimizu

Commander Kashima

Eijirō Yanagi

Premier Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai

Minoru Takada

Prince Fumimaro Konoe

Ichirō Sugai

Admiral Koshirô Oikawa

Takashi Shimura

Colonel A, staff officer of the army

Toshirō Mifune

1st Lieutenant Tomonaga

Takamaru Sasaki

Chief of Staff, Combined Fleet

Rentaro Mikuni

Staff Officer (uncredited)

Keiju Kobayashi

Staff Officer (uncredited)

Hajime Izu

Staff Officer (uncredited)

Shin Ōtomo

(uncredited)

Toranosuke Ogawa

(uncredited)

Minosuke Yamada

(uncredited)

Fuyuki Murakami

(uncredited)

Katsumi Tezuka

(uncredited)

Heihachirō Ōkawa

(uncredited)

Yoshio Kosugi

(uncredited)

Koreya Senda

(uncredited)

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