Tora! Tora! Tora!

2h 24min

War

History

Drama

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.

Production Companies

20th Century Fox

Toei Company

Williams-Fleischer Productions

Cast

Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

Admiral Husband E. Kimmel
Sō Yamamura

Sō Yamamura

Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Jason Robards

Jason Robards

General Walter C. Short
Joseph Cotten

Joseph Cotten

Henry L. Stimson
Tatsuya Mihashi

Tatsuya Mihashi

Commander Minoru Genda
E.G. Marshall

E.G. Marshall

Colonel Rufus S. Bratton
Takahiro Tamura

Takahiro Tamura

Lt. Commander Mitsuo Fuchida
James Whitmore

James Whitmore

Admiral William F. Halsey
Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Admiral Chuici Nagumo
Wesley Addy

Wesley Addy

Lt. Commander Alwin D. Kramer
Shōgo Shimada

Shōgo Shimada

Ambassador Kichisaburo Nomura
Frank Aletter

Frank Aletter

Lt. Commander Thomas
Koreya Senda

Koreya Senda

Prince Fumimaro Konoye
Leon Ames

Leon Ames

Frank Knox
Jun Usami

Jun Usami

Admiral Zengo Yoshida
Richard Anderson

Richard Anderson

Captain John B. Earle
Kazuo Kitamura

Kazuo Kitamura

Foreign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka
Keith Andes

Keith Andes

General George C. Marshall
Edward Andrews

Edward Andrews

Admiral Harold R. Stark
Neville Brand

Neville Brand

Lieutenant Harold Kaminsky
Leora Dana

Leora Dana

Mrs. Kramer
Asao Uchida

Asao Uchida

General Hideki Tojo
Susumu Fujita

Susumu Fujita

Rear Adm. Tamon Yamaguchi
Bontarō Miake

Bontarō Miake

Adm. Koshiro Oikawa
Ichirō Ryūzaki

Ichirō Ryūzaki

Rear Adm. Ryunosuke Kusaka
George Macready

George Macready

Cordell Hull
Norman Alden

Norman Alden

Major Truman Landon
Kazuko Ichikawa

Kazuko Ichikawa

Geisha in Kagoshima
Walter Brooke

Walter Brooke

Captain Theodore Wilkinson
Hank Jones

Hank Jones

Davey - Student Pilot in Biplane
Rick Cooper

Rick Cooper

Lieutenant George Welch
Karl Lukas

Karl Lukas

Capt. Harold C. Train - USS California
June Dayton

June Dayton

Miss Ray Cave
Ron Masak

Ron Masak

Lt. Laurence Ruff - USS Nevada
Jeff Donnell

Jeff Donnell

Cornelia
Shunichi Nakamura

Shunichi Nakamura

Kameto Kurojima
Richard Erdman

Richard Erdman

Colonel Edward F. French
Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi

Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi

Rear Adm. Chuichi Hara
Jerry Fogel

Jerry Fogel

Lt. Commander William Outerbridge
Carl Reindel

Carl Reindel

Lieutenant Kenneth Taylor
Elven Havard

Elven Havard

Mess Attendant 3rd Class Doris Miller
Edmon Ryan

Edmon Ryan

Rear Admiral Bellinger
Toshio Hosokawa

Toshio Hosokawa

Lt. Cmdr. Shigeharu Murata
Hisao Toake

Hisao Toake

Saburo Kurusu
Tōru Abe

Tōru Abe

Rear Adm. Takijiro Onishi (uncredited)
Hiroshi Akutagawa

Hiroshi Akutagawa

Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal Koichi Kido (uncredited)
Leon Alton

Leon Alton

Official (uncredited)
Kiyoshi Atsumi

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Cook #1 (uncredited)
Paul Bradley

Paul Bradley

Official (uncredited)
Harold Conway

Harold Conway

Eugene Dooman - US Embassy Counselor (uncredited)
Francis De Sales

Francis De Sales

Capt. Arthur H. McCollum (uncredited)
George DeNormand

George DeNormand

Official (uncredited)
Glenn Dixon

Glenn Dixon

Officer at Signing of Pact (uncredited)
Dave Donnelly

Dave Donnelly

Maj. Gordon A. Blake (uncredited)
James B. Douglas

James B. Douglas

French's Subordinate (uncredited)
Bill Edwards

Bill Edwards

Col. Kendall J. Fielder (uncredited)
Paul Frees

Paul Frees

Japanese Ambassador Kichisaburo Nomura (voice) (uncredited)
Bobby Gilbert

Bobby Gilbert

Official (uncredited)
Charles Gilbert

Charles Gilbert

Lt. Col. William H. Murphy (uncredited)
Torahiko Hamada

Torahiko Hamada

Admiral (uncredited)
Ed Haskett

Ed Haskett

Officer at Signing of Pact (uncredited)
Ryōji Hayama

Ryōji Hayama

Admiral (uncredited)
Andrew Hughes

Andrew Hughes

Embassy Delegation Employee of Japan (uncredited)
Hisashi Igawa

Hisashi Igawa

Lt. Mitsuo Matsuzaki (uncredited)
Alex Johnson

Alex Johnson

Army Officer (uncredited)
Robert Karnes

Robert Karnes

Maj. John H. Dillon (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp

Kenner G. Kemp

Civilian Official Seated at Meeting Table (uncredited)
Berry Kroeger

Berry Kroeger

U.S. Army General (uncredited)
Akira Kume

Akira Kume

Katsuzo Okumura (uncredited)
Joseph La Cava

Joseph La Cava

Official (uncredited)
Ken Lynch

Ken Lynch

Rear Adm. John H. Newton (uncredited)
Eitarō Matsuyama

Eitarō Matsuyama

Cook #2 (uncredited)
Mitch Mitchell

Mitch Mitchell

Col. Walter C. Phillips (uncredited)
Hideo Murota

Hideo Murota

Japanese Pilot (uncredited)
Jiro Okazaki

Jiro Okazaki

Pilot (uncredited)
John Pedrini

John Pedrini

Official (uncredited)
Steve Pendleton

Steve Pendleton

Destroyer Captain (uncredited)
Charlie Picerni

Charlie Picerni

Burning Sailor (uncredited)
Joe Pine

Joe Pine

Official (uncredited)
Walter Reed

Walter Reed

Vice Adm. William S. Pye (uncredited)
Robert Shayne

Robert Shayne

Cmdr. William H. Buracker (uncredited)
Edward Sheehan

Edward Sheehan

Brig. Gen. Howard C. Davidson (uncredited)
Tommy Splittgerber

Tommy Splittgerber

Ed Klein (uncredited)
G. D. Spradlin

G. D. Spradlin

Cmdr. Maurice E. Curts (uncredited)
Hiroshi Tom Tanaka

Hiroshi Tom Tanaka

Japanese Midget Submarine Crewman (uncredited)
Larry Thor

Larry Thor

Maj. Gen. Frederick L. Martin (uncredited)
George Tobias

George Tobias

Captain on Flight Line at Hickam Field (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey

Arthur Tovey

Officer at Signing of Pact (uncredited)
Bob Turnbull

Bob Turnbull

Desk Sergeant (uncredited)
Harlan Warde

Harlan Warde

Brig. Gen. Leonard T. Gerow (uncredited)
Meredith 'Tex' Weatherby

Meredith 'Tex' Weatherby

Ambassador Joseph C. Grew (uncredited)
David Westberg

David Westberg

Ens. Edgar M. Fair (uncredited)
Bruce Wilson

Bruce Wilson

Pvt. Joseph Lockard (uncredited)
Bill Zuckert

Bill Zuckert

Adm. James O. Richardson (uncredited)
Mike Daneen

Mike Daneen

Edward Crocker - US Embassy First Secretary (uncredited)

Release date

26th Jan 1970

Status

Released

Spoken languages

English, 日本語