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Last Operations Under the Orion

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Wikipedia article




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.

Cast



* Hiroshi Tamaki as Takayuki Kuramoto

* Keiko Kitagawa as Shizuko Arisawa / Izumi Kuramoto

* Yoshikuni Dchin as Yoshihiko Arisawa

* Mitsuru Fukikoshi as Hiroshi Nakatsu

* Yuta Hiraoka as Makoto Tsubota

* Masaya Kikawada as Hajime Toyama

* Taiga as Katsumi Suzuki

See also



* 'Das Boot'

* Submarine films

* Battle of the Atlantic (19391945)

* 'The Cruel Sea'

References




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