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| Director: | Tetsuo Shinohara | ||||||||
| Based On: | Orion Midsummer, a novel by Harutoshi Fukui[1] | ||||||||
| Starring: | Hiroshi Tamaki Yoshikuni Dôchin Mitsuru Fukikoshi | ||||||||
| Music: | Taro Iwashiro | ||||||||
| Distributor: | Asahi Broadcasting Corporation | ||||||||
| Runtime: | 120 minutes | ||||||||
| Country: | Japan | ||||||||
| Language: | Japanese | ||||||||
| Gross: | $5,474,821[2] | ||||||||
is a Japanese action drama film directed by Tetsuo Shinohara[3] depicting an Imperial Japanese Navy submarine battling a United States Navy destroyer near the end of World War II.
The story alternates between the past and present, linked by a fateful song. During World War II, Japanese submarine I-77 battles an American destroyer off the coast of Okinawa. Before heading to war, the captain received a final present from his lover, the score to a song titled Manatsu no Orion. Sixty-four years later, his granddaughter discovers the score and the significance behind the song.