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Battle Under Orion

2009-06-13 · 120 min · ★ 5.6

Drama · Action · War

The story of a Japanese sub's last mission during WWII.

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Directors
Tetsuo Shinohara
Production companies
TV Asahi, TOHO, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Crossmedia, Destiny, The Asahi Shimbun, Nagoya Broadcasting Network, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, Nippan Group Holdings, Kinoshita Komuten, Shogakukan, VAP, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners
Countries
Japan
Status
Released
Revenue
USD 5,474,821

Top Cast

Hiroshi TamakiHiroshi TamakiTakaaki Kuramoto
Keiko KitagawaKeiko KitagawaShiduko Arisawa / Izumi Kuramoto
Yoshikuni DôchinYoshihiko Arisawa
Yuta HiraokaYuta HiraokaMakoto Tsubokawa
Eisaku YoshidaEisaku YoshidaShinsaku Kuwata
Toru MasuokaToru MasuokaToshio Tamura
Mitsuru FukikoshiMitsuru FukikoshiHiroshi Nakatsu
Masaya KikawadaMasaya KikawadaHakime Touyama
Taiga NakanoTaiga NakanoKatsumi Suzuki
Suzuki TakuSuzuki TakuGoro Akiyama
Mutsutoshi FuruhataShinta Hayakawa
Fumio ItôTakao Arima
Andrew KrakatAmerican Soldier
Tomohumi OkumuraTomohumi Okumura
Hinata Sasaki
Mizuho SuzukiMizuho Suzuki
Akira TakahashiAkira Takahashi
Kimito TotaniKimito Totani
Yoshinobu YamadaKoji Okayama
Akiko Nagayasu

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