The defence The Prestige Tourist
“Ambition earns the room.”
The film reaches for consequence and scale, accepting the risk of seriousness instead of shrinking from it.
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Tora! Tora! Tora!
War · History · Drama · 1970
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 used 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.
Movie details
Tora! Tora! Tora!
“The incredible attack on Pearl Harbor.”
1970 War · History · Drama 2h 24m
Critical arithmetic
The consensus, allegedly.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
IMDb
7.5 / 10
39.3K votes
Rotten Tomatoes
57 %
Tomatometer
Metacritic
46 / 100
Metascore
TMDB
7.2 / 10
Community rating
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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 used 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.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
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The archetype split
Who fights over Tora! Tora! Tora!?
For the defence
The Prestige Tourist
“You like your greatness pre-approved.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Names above the title
The people responsible.
Cast & crew
Directed by
Toshio Masuda · Kinji Fukasaku · Richard Fleischer
Written by
Ryuzo Kikushima · Hideo Oguni · Larry Forrester
Martin Balsam
Admiral Husband E. Kimmel
So Yamamura
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Jason Robards
General Walter C. Short
Joseph Cotten
Henry L. Stimson
Tatsuya Mihashi
Commander Minoru Genda
E.G. Marshall
Colonel Rufus S. Bratton
Takahiro Tamura
Lt. Commander Mitsuo Fuchida
Court is in session
Put Tora! Tora! Tora! on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Importance has entered the chat.”
The production keeps announcing its significance, as though awards-season posture were proof of insight.