Tora! Tora! Tora!
- Year: 1970
- Country of origin: Japan, USA
- Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
- Director: Richard Fleischer, Kinji Fukasaku, Toshio Masuda, Akira Kurosawa
- Length: 144 min
The incredible attack on Pearl Harbor as told from both the American and Japanese sides.
Film Synopsis
Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970) centers on the parallel efforts of Japanese military planners preparing a surprise strike against the U.S. Pacific Fleet and American officials attempting to interpret increasingly alarming intelligence reports. As diplomatic negotiations deteriorate, communication failures multiply, and critical warnings are delayed or overlooked while Japanese carrier forces move into position across the Pacific, both nations advance toward a historic military confrontation. This American-Japanese war film examines miscalculation and institutional failure within the escalating tensions preceding World War II, as rival strategies begin to collide, with military planning, intelligence breakdowns, and historical consequence.
Tora! Tora! Tora! Blu-ray & DVD editions
See which disc extras are included across selected editions.
| Disc Extras | 20th Century Fox BD-ALL/US 2011 | 20th Century Fox DVD-1/US/OOP 2006 | 20th Century Fox DVD-1/US/OOP 2001 | 20th Century Fox DVD-1/US/OOP 1999 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Audio Commentary by Director Richard Fleisher and Stuart Galbraith IV | ||||
| History vs. Hollywood - “Tora! Tora! Tora!”: A Giant Awakes | ||||
| AMC Backstory: “Tora! Tora! Tora!” | ||||
| Day of Infamy | ||||
| Fox Movietone News | ||||
| Stills Gallery - Behind-the-Scenes, Production | ||||
| Theatrical Trailer |
Edition and Packaging Notes
- 20th Century Fox’s DigiBook Blu-ray includes a 22-page booklet. Reissued as a standard edition (2012/05/08). It is also available in the “D-Day Remembered” box set with The Longest Day (1962), The Great Escape (1963), Battle of Britain (1969), Patton (1970) and A Bridge Too Far (1977).
- 20th Century Fox’s 2006 “Cinema Classics Collection” DVD includes a 6-page booklet.
- 20th Century Fox’s 1999 DVD includes trailers for The Longest Day (1962) and Patton (1970).
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