Last Operations Under the Orion

Last Operations Under the Orion^[3][4] (真夏のオリオン, Manatsu no Orion, also known as Battle Under Orion) is a Japanese action drama film directed by Tetsuo Shinohara^[5] depicting an Imperial Japanese Navy submarine battling a United States Navy destroyer near the end of World War II.

Last Operations Under the Orion
Kanji	真夏のオリオン
Directed by	Tetsuo Shinohara
Based on	Orion Midsummer, a novel by Harutoshi Fukui[1]
Starring	Hiroshi Tamaki Yoshikuni Dôchin Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Music by	Taro Iwashiro
Distributed by	Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
Release date	13 June 2009 (2009-06-13)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Box office	$5,474,821[2]

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 Dōchin 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 (1939–1945)
• The Cruel Sea

References

1. 晴敏·福井 (2009). Orion Midsummer (2009). 講談社. ISBN 978-4062154253.
2. Manatsu no Orion (Last Operations Under the Orion) - Box Office Mojo
3. 真夏のオリオン (バップ): 2010, 別タイトル: Last operations under the Orion - National Diet Library (in Japanese)
4. "真夏のオリオン". Japanese Cinema Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs.
5. "Manatsu no Orion". IMDb.

External links

• Manatsu no Orion at IMDb
• Last Operations Under the Orion at Japanese Cinema Database (in Japanese)
• Battle under Orion at Toho Global Site
• Battle under Orion at Japanese Film Database