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  1. May 30, 2023 · What does 'tora tora tora' mean? The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor was one of the more shocking events in American history, and it's one that's still memorialized to this day. The attack ultimately spurred U.S. entry into World War II, and it turns out that the phrase "tora tora tora" actually comes from that day.

  2. Jul 9, 2020 · I did not realize this way back when this movie first came out, but there are Japanese subtitles for the English speaking parts, and that the Japanese side was a separate Japanese filming unit.

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    • kanglovesea
  3. Aug 20, 2023 · Tora! is a 1970 epic war film that dramatizes the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. The film was produced by Elmo Williams and directed by Richard Fleischer, Toshio Masuda and Kinji Fukasaku, and stars an ensemble cast including Martin Balsam, Joseph Cotten, So Yamamura, E.G. Marshall, James Whitmore, Tatsuya Mihashi, Takahiro Tamura ...

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    • Jun_ohno
  4. Plot. In August 1939, the United States imposes a trade embargo on a belligerent Japan, severely limiting raw materials. Influential Japanese army figures and politicians push through an alliance with Germany and Italy in September 1940 despite opposition from the Japanese navy and prepare for war.

  5. Sep 23, 1970 · Tora!: Directed by Richard Fleischer, Kinji Fukasaku, Toshio Masuda, Akira Kurosawa. With Martin Balsam, Sô Yamamura, Jason Robards, Joseph Cotten. The story of the 1941 Japanese air raid on Pearl Harbor, and the series of preceding American blunders that aggravated its effectiveness.

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    • 1970-09-23
    • Action, Drama, History
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  6. Jun 25, 2024 · The phrase “Tora Tora Tora” was the Japanese code expression for the signal to begin the attack on Pearl Harbor. The word “tora” translates to “tiger” in English. However, the full phrase is considered an abbreviation for “totsugeki raigeki,” which implies a “lightning attack.”

  7. Nov 26, 2019 · This movie tells the chronology before the Japanese imperial navy attack on Pearl Harbor, the US Naval base in Hawaii on December 7, 1941.