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 byTetsuo Shinohara
Based onOrion Midsummer, a novel by Harutoshi Fukui[1]
StarringHiroshi Tamaki
Yoshikuni Dôchin
Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Music byTaro Iwashiro
Distributed byAsahi Broadcasting Corporation
Release date
  • 13 June 2009 (2009-06-13)
Running time
120 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
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

See also

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.


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