Japan Synopsis
“The incredible attack on Pearl Harbor.”
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 use 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.
Audience Engagement
477 audience reviews — more than 93% of Japan films in our index.
Popularity sits at the 80th percentile among Japan films.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Tora! Tora! Tora!. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From 20th Century Fox
Drama + History in Japan
82 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Drama and History genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Tora! Tora! Tora! itself).
The 1969–1971 Japan Window
Tora! Tora! Tora! holds position #16 of 64 Japan films in the 1969–1971 window, below highlighted by audience rating.
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year across the 1970s in Japan, 197 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Tora! Tora! Tora! premiered alongside 17 others.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 24m runtime, production spent $177K per minute on screen and earned $258K per minute back.
Position in Catalog
Released alongside 17 other Japan films in 1970.
The 330th Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).
Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (2,908 films).
Thematic Fingerprint
Tags on Tora! Tora! Tora!, grouped by how common each theme is across the full Asian catalog. Rare tags are more distinctive signals.
- imperial japan · 5
- u.s. navy · 4
- hawaii · 3
- pearl harbor · 1
- soldier · 29
- pacific war · 15
- japanese army · 12
- japan · 454
- world war ii · 55
- 1940s · 35
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #1,724 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (62nd percentile by TMDB audience score).
Rating is +0.3 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.
Among Japan Drama productions specifically: #746 of 1,933 (top 39%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| All Production Countries | Japan, United States of America |
| Original Language | En |
| Spoken Languages | English, Japanese |
| Production Companies | 20th Century Fox |
| Runtime | 2h 24m |
| Release Date | January 26, 1970 |
| IMDb | tt0066473 |