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Last Operations Under the Orion (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 depicting an Imperial Japanese Navy submarine battling a United States Navy destroyer near the end of World War II.
Jun 13, 2009 · Battle Under Orion: Directed by Tetsuo Shinohara. With Yoshikuni Dôchin, Mitsuru Fukikoshi, Mutsutoshi Furuhata, Yûta Hiraoka. World War II story alternates between the past and present, linked by a fateful song. Japanese sub I-77 battles an American destroyer off the coast of Okinawa.
Release Date: June 13, 2009. Runtime: 119 min. Movie Studio: Toho, TV Asahi. Distributor: Toho. Language: Japanese. Country: Japan. Plot. Capt. Takayuki Koramoto ( Hiroshi Tamaki) leads a Japanese submarine as it engages an American destroyer off the coast of Okinawa during the waning days of World War II. Notes.
Jun 13, 2009 · Japanese sub 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. 64 years later, his granddaughter discovers the score and the significance behind the song.
During World War II, the commanders of a Japanese sub and an American destroyer try to outwit each other in a cat-and-mouse fight to the death.
- Action, War
The story of a Japanese sub's last mission during WWII.
Japanese sub 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...