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Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet (2011)
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Original name: 聯合艦隊司令長官 山本五十六 – 太平洋戦争70年目の真実
Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 140 min.
Story:
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto (1884-1943) was the Japanese Naval commander who was given the order to attack Pearl Harbour, an order he was duty bound to obey which went against his own personal beliefs. While this infamous attack is a low point in Japanese and US history it wouldn’t have happened if the Japanese government had listened to Yamamoto in 1939 and searched for a more peaceful way to end their war campaign, proving his many ominous presages of the outcomes of the attack to come true.
Style:
touching
Plot:
world war two, fighter pilot, navy, japanese history, aviation, attack, air attack, newspaper reporter, war, aerial combats, tragic event, sea, world war one, japanese military, japanese navy, airplane, ship, military, warship, death, soldier, suicide, flying, woman, fighter plane ...
Time:
1940s, 1930s, 20th century
Place:
pearl harbor, japan, pacific ocean
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The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out serious, realistic, exciting and tense films with plots about world war two, military, soldier, war, battles, danger and heroes mostly in War, Drama and History genres. Some movies like Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet: Greyhound (2020), Pearl Harbor (2001), Yamato (2005), Red Tails (2012), Midway (2019). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Canada, China
Duration: 91 min.
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, Romance, War
Country: USA
Duration: 183 min.
Story:
The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the two ace fighter pilots become entangled in a love triangle with beautiful Naval nurse Evelyn Johnson. But the rivalry between the friends-turned-foes ...
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 145 min.
Story:
Directed by Junya Sato and based on a book by Jun Henmi, "Yamato" has a framing story set in the present day and uses flashbacks to tell the story of the crew of the World War II Japanese battleship Yamato. The film was never released in ...
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captivating, realistic, exciting, serious, touching
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 125 min.
Story:
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epic, serious, suspenseful, exciting, realistic ...
Audience:
boys' night
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world war two, war, fighter pilot, airplane, interracial relations, aerial combats, aviation, military life, discrimination, african american, soldier, military base ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA, Canada, China, Hong Kong
Duration: 138 min.
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Genre: Action, Drama, Mystery, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 130 min.
Story:
It is the early 1930s and the command of the Japanese Imperial Navy determines to construct the world's biggest and most formidable battleship, Yamato. One of the admirals, Yamamoto Isoroku, disagrees. He recruits the upstart and ...
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captivating, touching, serious, realistic
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Place:
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 157 min.
Story:
Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and the government clash over the demand from the Allies for unconditional surrender. Minister of the Army Anami leads the military officers who propose to ...
Style:
political
Plot:
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Time:
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Place:
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27%
Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: Japan, USA
Duration: 144 min.
Story:
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 ...
Style:
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Genre: Action, Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama, History, War
Country: Japan
Duration: 149 min.
Story:
The Americans are swiftly closing on Okinawa, an island just south of the Japanese mainland. The Imperial command sends top generals and several army divisions to defend it at all costs. The mission quickly degenerates as vital resources and troops ...
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Genre: Action, Drama, History, War
Country: USA
Duration: 132 min.
Story:
This war drama depicts the U.S. and Japanese forces in the naval Battle of Midway, which became a turning point for Americans during World War II.
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realistic, factual, tense, intense, exciting ...
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world war two, military, war, sea battle, u.s. navy, aviation, navy, fascism, ethnic conflict, prejudice, suspense, naval battle ...
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Genre: Biography, Drama, War
Country: USA
Duration: 104 min.
Story:
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Genre: Drama, History, War
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Duration: 161 min.
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Story:
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Genre: Biography, Drama, History, War
Country: Russia
Duration: 105 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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Place:
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Duration: 102 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Place:
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Country: Japan, USA
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Story:
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Duration: 98 min.
Story:
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Story:
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Story:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Story:
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