Film
The Retreat from Kiska
Japan- Director
- Seiji Maruyama
- Year
- 1965
In 1943, the Aleutian island of Kiska was fortified by a small contingent of Japanese soldiers. When word arrived of an impending attack by an overwhelming force of Americans, the Japanese Navy attempted one of the most daring and unlikely evacuations in military history. This is that story.
Top cast
Toshirō Mifune
Omura
So Yamamura
Kawashima
Katsumi Tezuka
Shōichi Hirose
Yamashita
Akira Yamada
Officer
Ren Yamamoto
Branch Chief
Jun Funato
Takashi Shimura
Military Command president
Jun Tazaki
Akune
Makoto Satō
Commander Amano
Tadao Nakamaru
Kunitomo
Susumu Fujita
Akitani
Kō Nishimura
Staff Officer
Akihiko Hirata
Dr. Kudo
Akira Kubo
Tawara
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Terai
Susumu Kurobe
Kato
Sachio Sakai
Kojima
Directed by
Seiji Maruyama
Written by
Masataka Chihaya, Katsuya Susaki
Produced by
Yasuyoshi Tami, Tomoyuki Tanaka, Yasuyoshi Tajitsu