A truly epic American/Japanese co-production and a forerunner of Michael Bay’s 2001 blockbuster PEARL HARBOR, TORA! TORA! TORA! (the attack call-sign of the Japanese armada who stormed into Hawaii on December 7th, 1941 and managed to spark the US into the Second World War.
With Richard Fleischer handling the American segments and Kinji Fukasaku handling the Japanese segments, TORA! TORA! TORA! represents a balanced perspective of the events leading up to and including the infamous attack, nominated for five Academy Awards and won one for Best Visual Effects.
Features a good score by legendary composer Jerry Goldsmith (CHINATOWN, THE OMEN, STAR TREK – THE MOTION PICTURE)