Cinematic background from Tora! Tora! Tora! 1970 - 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 use 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.

Tora! Tora! Tora!

1970

Action, Drama, History

Directors:
Kinji Fukasaku, Richard Fleischer, Akira Kurosawa, Toshio Masuda
Writers:
Ryûzô Kikushima, Ladislas Farago, Larry Forrester, Akira Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Gordon W. Prange
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Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A person wearing a helmet; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A man in a military uniform is looking at another man in a uniform; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A man wearing a uniform and wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A person wearing a uniform; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – An older man sitting on a red chair; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A chair with a clock on the back of it; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A man wearing a hat and a uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A man wearing a hat saluting in front of a crowd; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A man in a helmet and goggles sitting in a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A man and a woman sitting in the back of a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – Two men in black shirts and one has a mustache; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A man in a uniform sitting in front of a wall; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – Two men in military uniforms wearing goggles and hats; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – An older man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A group of men sitting at a table in front of a judge; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A person wearing a hat and goggles; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A group of men standing next to each other holding a flashlight; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – Two asian men wearing winter coats and fur hats; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – Two men in white shirts and white hats in a kitchen; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A person wearing a uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A person wearing a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – An older man wearing an old japanese pilot's hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A person wearing a uniform looking in the mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A person wearing a uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – Two men working on an airplane on a runway; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – Two men in suits and one man in a tuxedo walking down a red carpet; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A group of men standing next to each other on a dock; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A man in a black suit with a beard; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A group of men sitting at a dinner table; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A person wearing a pilot's hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A man in a chef's hat is drinking from a bowl; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A man in a fur coat and goggles holding a cell phone; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A person wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A man in a military uniform and a fur hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A man in a pilot's uniform sitting in an airplane cockpit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A person wearing a military uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – An image of an explosion in the water of an ocean; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A group of men standing next to each other in uniform; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A man in a uniform is standing in front of another man; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A person wearing a uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – Two men in sailor's hats are holding a rope; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – An older man wearing a uniform and a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A group of men standing next to each other on top of a boat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A man standing next to an airplane in a hangar; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A man wearing a military uniform and a helmet; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – Two asian men in military garb standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A group of planes that are flying in the air; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A group of men in brown coats standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A person looking through binoculars; Extreme Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A man and a woman in military uniforms talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A man wearing a white hat and holding a white board; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – Two men running on a runway with smoke billowing in the background; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – An airplane is flying in the air on a cloudy day; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A man in a suit and tie next to another man in a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A group of men wearing hats and fur coats; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A man wearing a hat is working under a vehicle; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A man in a sailor's uniform is smoking a cigarette; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A person wearing a fur hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A group of men standing next to each other wearing uniforms; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A man in a pilot's uniform sitting in an airplane cockpit at night; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A man sitting at a table in front of another man; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – An older man sitting in front of a wooden wall; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A young man wearing glasses and a hat; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A man in a suit and tie holding a cell phone; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A person wearing a uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A person wearing a hat in a car; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A group of men standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – An older man in an old style fighter jet; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A man in a suit and tie sitting next to a man in a tie; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – An older man wearing glasses and wearing a suit; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A black and white photo of a large battleship; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – An old car parked on the side of the street; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – Two men standing in front of a red carpet; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A group of men in uniforms looking out a window at a ship; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A man standing in front of an empty stage; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – An older man wearing a black robe and a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A person wearing a uniform; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – An older man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A man in a suit and tie standing next to another man in a suit and tie; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A man in a police uniform is looking into the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A group of men in white suits and hats wave; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A group of men sitting around a table with a globe; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – An older man wearing a fur coat and a hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A man wearing a suit and tie looking at himself in the mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – Two men are wearing hats and goggles while sitting in an airplane cockpit; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A person wearing a uniform; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – Two men in military uniforms are looking at something; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A man with a mustache and a hat on; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A group of men in military uniforms standing next to each other; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A man wearing a white hat and a white shirt; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A group of men sitting around a table in a room; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A person wearing a uniform; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A man wearing a jacket and a fur hat; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A group of men standing next to each other in front of a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – An older man sitting in a red chair wearing a black jacket; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A man in a brown jacket wearing a hat and holding binoculars in front of an airplane; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – A fighter jet flying in the air over a body of water; Extreme Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “Tora! Tora! Tora!” (1970), directed by Kinji Fukasaku – An older man wearing a hat and a fur coat; Close Up shot, Low angle