Last Operations Under the Orion

2009 Japanese film

Last Operations Under the Orion


Kanji	真夏のオリオン

Directed by	Tetsuo Shinohara
Based on	Orion Midsummer, a novel by Harutoshi Fukui^[1]
Starring	Hiroshi Tamaki Yoshikuni Dôchin Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Music by	Taro Iwashiro
Distributed by	Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
Release date	13 June 2009 (2009-06-13)
Running time	120 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Box office	$5,474,821^[2]

Last Operations Under the Orion^[3]^[4] (真夏のオリオン, Manatsu no Orion, also known as Battle Under Orion) is a Japanese action drama film directed by Tetsuo Shinohara^[5] depicting an Imperial Japanese Navy submarine battling a United States Navy destroyer near the end of World War II.

Plot

The story alternates between the past and present, linked by a fateful song. During World War II, Japanese submarine I-77 battles an American destroyer off the coast of Okinawa. Before heading to war, the captain received a final present from his lover, the score to a song titled Manatsu no Orion. Sixty-four years later, his granddaughter discovers the score and the significance behind the song.

Cast

Hiroshi Tamaki as Takayuki Kuramoto
Keiko Kitagawa as Shizuko Arisawa / Izumi Kuramoto
Yoshikuni Dōchin as Yoshihiko Arisawa
Mitsuru Fukikoshi as Hiroshi Nakatsu
Yuta Hiraoka as Makoto Tsubota
Masaya Kikawada as Hajime Toyama
Taiga as Katsumi Suzuki

References

^ 晴敏·福井 (2009). Orion Midsummer (2009). 講談社. ISBN 978-4062154253.
^ Manatsu no Orion (Last Operations Under the Orion) - Box Office Mojo
^ 真夏のオリオン (バップ): 2010, 別タイトル: Last operations under the Orion - National Diet Library (in Japanese)
^ "真夏のオリオン". Japanese Cinema Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs.
^ "Manatsu no Orion". IMDb.