The Night before Pearl Harbor

1968 1h 29m JA

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9.5

MASTERPIECE

★9.5TMDB · 2

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Synopsis

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The last film in the series brings the tale to the doorstep of Pacific War, with the planning of the bombing of Pearl Harbor dominant in Nakano Spy School.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Raizō Ichikawa
Jiro Shiina
Akiko Koyama
Akiko
Yūko Hamada
Kogiku
Eiji Funakoshi
Goro Mizuike
Toshiyuki Hosokawa
Hiroshi Isomura
Daisuke Katō
Kusanagi
Taketoshi Naitō
Masao Shimizu

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Akira Inoue
Writers: Kimiyuki Hasegawa
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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RUNTIME

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89 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.

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2 / 8

ERA

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58 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Nakano School Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

ERA

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Akira Inoue, shot by Senkichirō Takeda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Raizō Ichikawa and Akiko Koyama and Yūko Hamada carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0294876 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Akira Inoue directs. Senkichirō Takeda behind the camera. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

189 minutes exactly — the "classic feature" runtime most directors aim for.
258 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Part of the "Nakano School Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
5Directed by Akira Inoue, shot by Senkichirō Takeda. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Raizō Ichikawa and Akiko Koyama and Yūko Hamada carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt0294876 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 2 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.