Last Operations Under the Orion

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.

Last Operations Under the Orion
Japanese	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
Running time	120 minutes
Country	Japan
Language	Japanese
Box office	$5,474,821[2]

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

See also

• Das Boot
• Submarine films
• Battle of the Atlantic (1939–1945)
• The Cruel Sea

References

1. Orion Midsummer (2009). ISBN 4062154250.
2. Manatsu no Orion (Last Operations Under the Orion) - Box Office Mojo
3. 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)
4. "真夏のオリオン". Japanese Cinema Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs.
5. "Manatsu no Orion". IMDb.

External links

• Manatsu no Orion at IMDb
• Last Operations Under the Orion at AllMovie
• Last Operations Under the Orion at Japanese Cinema Database (in Japanese)
• Battle under Orion at Toho Global Site
• Battle under Orion at Japanese Film Database