Manatsu no Orion

真夏のオリオン (Manatsu no Orion)
Directed by Tetsuo Shinohara
Based on Manatsu no Orion, a novel by Tsukasa Ikegami
Starring Yoshikuni Dôchin
Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Mutsutoshi Furuhata
Distributed by Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
Release date
  • 13 June 2009 (2009-06-13)
Running time
120 minutes
Country Japan
Language Japanese

Manatsu no Orion (真夏のオリオン, also known as Battle Under Orion and Last Operations Under the Orion) is a Japanese action drama film directed by Tetsuo Shinohara[1] 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.

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