Taiheiyo no washi

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太平洋の鷲 movie poster.

Movie (1953)
Japanese title :
太平洋の鷲
English title : Eagle of the Pacific or Operation Kamikaze

Starring:
Denjirō Ōkōchi / 大河内傳次郎 (Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto / 山本五十六)
Hiroshi Nihonyanagi (Commander Furukawa)
Eijirô Yanagi (Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai)
Minoru Takada (Prince Fumimaro Konoe)

Events from the eve of the Pearl Harbor attack and the death of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (18 April 1943), focusing on the admiral's point of view about the Tripartite Pact and the American industrial power.

Nakajima Ki-43

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Archive footage.

Matte painting

@ 1h15.

Aichi E13A

Yokosuka K4Y

Just over 200 of this single engined two-seat biplane were built between 1933 and 1940, serving as the Imperial Japanese Navy's basic floatplane trainer.

Nakajima B5N

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Mitsubishi G4M

Kaga & Nakajima B5N

Nakajima B5N on the deck of the Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga sunk by US dive bombers during the Battle of Midway, 4 June 1942.

Aichi D3A

Archive footage of the Pearl Harbor raid.

Same aircraft in other movies at Frequently Seen Aircraft (Military Fixed-Wing).

A model used for the bombing scene.

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Consolidated PBY Catalina

Japanese footage filmed during the bombing of the Ford Island (7 December 1941).

Same footage in other movies at Frequently Seen Aircraft (Military Fixed-Wing).

Another one seen twenty minutes later (during the Battle of Midway).

North American B-25 Mitchell

Shape to evoke the air raid on Tokyo on 18 April 1942.

Boeing B-29 Superfortress

... but clusters of bombs emerge from the bays of a B-29, which would not bomb Japan until 2 years later.

Brewster B-339

The Brewster B-339 (or Brewster Buffalo Mk I for the RAF) was the de-navalized F2A-1.

Hawker Hurricane

Hawker Hurricane & Brewster B-339

Mitsubishi G3M

This cockpit view could be from a Mitsubishi G3M or a Mitsubishi G4M ...

Aichi E13A

A matte painting Aichi E13A (with lot of errors) seen at 1h18.

Douglas C-47 Skytrain

Curtiss P-40E Warhawk

One of the few Curtiss P-40Es seized by the Japanese during the first weeks of 1942. They received Japanese markings but one was painted again with US roundel in order to be shot for a propaganda movie. This footage seems from this Japanese movie.

This footage is seen again 20 minutes later!

Grumman TBF Avenger

Bomb bay open and it seems the left (port) landing gear is down (?).

Grumman F6F Hellcat

Replica of Grumman F6F Hellcat which is slighty anachronistic as the type saw action only on September 1943.

Curtiss SC-1 Seahawk

Seen during a Japanese night attack of the US fleet. This Curtiss SC Seahawk is too anachronistic (not in service before 1944).

Nakajima Ki-84 Hayate

Unidentified Aircraft

Several Japanese aircraft under maintenance.

Unidentified twin-engine aircraft.

Work on the engine.

Lockheed Hudson

Unidentified Aircraft

Several Japanese aircraft under heavy fire ...

North American P-51D Mustang

Footage reused in 12 O'Clock High (TV series) Ep. 16 In Search of My Enemy.

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Republic P-47 Thunderbolt

Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress

Lockheed P-38G Lightning

Lockheed P-38G Lightning of 339th Fighter Squadron, 347th Fighter Group. This USAAF unit was assigned to the Operation Vengeance (18 April 1943) which was specifically to kill Admiral Yamamoto. Codes were not applied on the front line.

Mitsubishi Ki-21

Last flight of Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto... We see a Mitsubishi Ki-21 Sally but History says Admiral Yamamoto aboard the Mitsubishi G4M1 Betty Tail Code 323. And escort fighters were Mitsubishi A6Ms not Nakajima Ki-43s as seen on the screen.

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See also

• Eagle of the Pacific at IMDb
• Eagle of the Pacific at Wikipedia
• 太平洋の鷲 at IMCDb