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.
The 1969–1971 Japan Window
64 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Tora! Tora! Tora! sits at position #16.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Tora! Tora! Tora!. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
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★ 7.5 · Japan
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★ 8.2 · Japan
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★ 7.6 · Japan
4 sharedThe Battle of Okinawa
★ 7.5 · Japan
4 sharedThe Human Condition III: A Soldier's Prayer
★ 8.4 · Japan
4 sharedJapan's Longest Day
★ 7.2 · Japan
Other Titles From 20th Century Fox
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Tora! Tora! Tora! premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 2h 24m runtime, production spent $177K per minute on screen and earned $258K per minute back.
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 |