Tora! Tora! Tora!
The incredible attack on Pearl Harbor.
1970 • 144 min • War · History · Drama
Synopsis
In the summer of 1941, the United States and Japan seem on the brink of war after constant embargos and failed diplomacy come to no end. "Tora! Tora! Tora!", named after the code words used by the lead Japanese pilot to indicate they had surprised the Americans, covers the days leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, which plunged America into the Second World War.
Our family guide
Best from age 10- 100 Reviewers · 3 · 53%
- 72 Audience · 609 · 47%
This historical drama meticulously recounts the events leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, portraying both American and Japanese perspectives. It culminates in the surprise aerial assault that thrust the United States into World War II.
- Violence & peril
- 5/10
- Language
- 1/10
- Drinking, drugs & smoking
- 2/10
- Romance & sensuality
- 0/10
- Scary moments
- 4/10
Heads up
- Depictions of wartime destruction
- Some tense moments during the attack
What it models well
- Historical accuracy
- Diplomatic complexities
- Consequences of war
Talk about it after
- The history of Pearl Harbor
- Different perspectives in conflict
- The concept of a surprise attack
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Top billed cast
Director: Toshio Masuda, Kinji Fukasaku, Richard Fleischer • Crew: Ryuzo Kikushima, Hideo Oguni, Larry Forrester
Martin Balsam
Admiral Husband E. Kimmel
So Yamamura
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Jason Robards
General Walter C. Short
Joseph Cotten
Henry L. Stimson
Tatsuya Mihashi
Commander Minoru Genda
E.G. Marshall
Colonel Rufus S. Bratton
Takahiro Tamura
Lt. Commander Mitsuo Fuchida
James Whitmore
Admiral William F. Halsey
Eijirō Tōno
Admiral Chuici Nagumo
Wesley Addy
Lt. Commander Alwin D. Kramer
Trailers & clips
Tora! Tora! Tora! ≣ 1970 ≣ Trailer
John Landis on TORA! TORA! TORA!
Tora! Tora! Tora! - Trailer
Reviewer notes
RecommendedThis is told a little in the style of “The Longest Day” (1962) as it shows us both sides of the preparations for the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. With the US having moved it’s Pacific fleet from the safety of San Diego to an altogether more vulnerable location on Hawai’i, Admiral Kimmel (Martin Balsam) arrives to take command amidst considerable concern from his advisors - across the services, that the Japanese...
RecommendedI remember viewing this film as a kid shortly after it came out in Sweden. At that time I was not impressed. I was expecting an action filled war movie and what I got was a boring movie where the good guys got beaten up at the end. I do not think I even new anything about the real events in Pearl Harbor at the time. Naturally I view this movie in a somewhat different light and now and when re-watching it yesterda...
RecommendedFirst off, this is a very good historical fictionalization of an epic event. Many parts are very accurate whereas others are more or less. This is after all a Hollywood movie, NOT a documentary such as "The World At War", so we can't be too critical about perfect accuracy. Originally it was supposed to be directed by two directors, 1 for the American story line, and Akira Kurosawa, for the Japanese story. There w...
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Details
- TMDB audience
- 7.2/10 (609)
- Age rating
- G
- Status
- Released
- Budget
- $25,485,000
- Box office
- $37,150,000
- IMDb
- tt0066473
