The Storm of the Pacific

Lt. Koji Kitami is a navigator-bombardier in Japan's Naval Air Force. He participates in the Japanese raid on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in 1941 and is welcomed with pride in his hometown on his return. As Japan racks up victory after victory in the Pacific War, Kitami is caught up in the emotion of the time and fights courageously for the standard of Japanese honor. But his assuredness of his government's righteousness is shaken after the Japanese navy is defeated in the debacle of Midway.

Cast

Yōsuke Natsuki

Lt. Koji Kitami

Toshirō Mifune

Admiral Tamon Yamaguchi

Koji Tsuruta

Lt. Tomonari

Makoto Satō

Lt. Matsuura

Aiko Mimasu

Sato

Jun Tazaki

Captain

Takashi Shimura

Tosaku

Misa Uehara

Keiko

Keiju Kobayashi

Tatsuya Mihashi