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Actors: Martin Balsam, So Yamamura, Joseph Cotten, E.G. Marshall, James Whitmore, Jason Robards
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| Review Summary and Plot Commentary about Tora! Tora! Tora! |
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The attack on Pearl Harbor that plunged the United States and Japan into war is retold. The title comes from the code phrase the Japanese flight leader used to indicate the attack was on ("tora" means "tiger"). The result is a sort of "Longest Day" in the Pacific -- a sweeping battle epic with thrilling war scenes but even less character development (and fewer stars; although it's a great piece of trivia that cast member Jason Robards had been in Hawaii at the time of the actual attack). One difference is that there is some depiction of the enemy point of view, complete with actual Japanese dialogue and subtitles (Admiral Yamamoto is sympathetically portrayed and probably gets more screen time than anyone.) This joint U.S.-Japanese production cost $25 million to make, a huge sum in 1970. Excellent score by Jerry Goldsmith, particularly the koto-based theme which quite resembles the Japanese classic "Sakura."
--David Loftus, Resident Scholar
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| Analysis of Tora! Tora! Tora! |
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Plot
Time/Era of Movie:
- 1930's-1950's
War Thriller
Yes
Armed Forces:
- Army
- Navy
Specific to
- WW II
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Profession/status:
- senior military
Age:
- 40's-50's
Hair color?
- brunette (Black)
Hair style
- short/standard straight (man)
Body type
- muscular (man)
Events of movie makes character more...
- sad
- tougher
Ethnicity/Nationality
- Japanese
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Very much smarter than other characters
Physique
- average physique
Secondary Main Character
Identity:
- Male
How much in movie?
- 20%
Ethnicity/Nationality
- White (American)
Main Adversary
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- average physique
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Setting
United States
Yes
The US:
- Northeast
- Hawaii
Asia/Pacific
Yes
Asian country:
- Japan
Water?
Yes
Water:
- warship
- submarining
Air?
Yes
Air:
- warplane
- parachuting
Island?
Yes
Island:
- Pacific Island
Misc setting
- fort/military installation
Style
Accounts of torture and death?
- moderately messy visuals of dead
Movie makes you feel...
- concerned
How many deaths in film?
- hundreds
How much use of techno gadgets?
- 1 (None)
Kind of violence:
- air battles
- mission to destroy something
- guns
Unusual forms of death
- flamed
- perforation--bullets
Any profanity?
- Occasional swearing
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