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9.2/10 Viki Running time 120 minutes Initial release 2009 Music director Taro Iwashiro | 6.2/10 IMDb Directed by Tetsuo Shinohara Country Japan Director Tetsuo Shinohara | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Based on Based on the novel Manatsu no Orion by Tsukasa Ikegami Starring Yoshikuni Dôchin
Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Mutsutoshi Furuhata Release date 13 June 2009 (2009-06-13) Distributed by Asahi Broadcasting Corporation Cast Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Masaya Kikawada Similar Das Boot, Torpedo Run, Destination Tokyo, Operation Pacific, Battle of the Coral Sea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manatsu no Orion (真夏のオリオン, also known as Battle Under Orion and Last Operations Under the Orion) is a Japanese action drama film directed by Tetsuo Shinohara depicting an Imperial Japanese Navy submarine battling a United States Navy destroyer 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.
References
Manatsu no Orion Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA