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2009 Japanese film From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | |
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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 |
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Running time | 120 minutes |
Country | Japan |
Language | Japanese |
Box office | $5,474,821[2] |
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.
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