Tora! Tora! Tora!

Tora! Tora! Tora!

The incredible attack on Pearl Harbor.

Directed by Richard Fleischer, Toshio Masuda, Kinji Fukasaku

Produced by 20th Century Fox, Toei Company

1970144 min7.2 / 10

A methodical, dual-perspective historical drama that reconstructs the diplomatic and military machinery leading to Pearl Harbor with documentary precision and mounting dread.

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.

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  • Does Tora! Tora! Tora! end with hope? No. Less hopeful than 91% of films.

  • Is Tora! Tora! Tora! violent? Yes. More violent than 83% of films.

  • Is Tora! Tora! Tora! scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Is Tora! Tora! Tora! easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 74% of films.

  • Is Tora! Tora! Tora! sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.

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Familiar shape, done well.

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Love75

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