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Casting

Director

Richard Fleischer, Kinji Fukasaku, Toshio Masuda

Producer

Elmo Williams, Richard Fleischer

Executive Producer

Darryl F. Zanuck

Screenplay

Larry Forrester, Ryuzo Kikushima, Hideo Oguni

Novel

Ladislas Farago, Gordon W. Prange

Original Music Composer

Jerry Goldsmith

Director of Photography

Charles F. Wheeler, Masamichi Satoh, Shinsaku Himeda, Osamu Furuya

Editor

Pembroke J. Herring, Shinya Inoue, James E. Newcom

Stunt Coordinator

Everett Creach

Art Direction

Richard Day, Taizō Kawashima, Yoshirō Muraki, Jack Martin Smith

Set Decoration

Norman Rockett, Walter M. Scott, Carl Biddiscombe, Emile Kuri

Makeup Artist

Layne Britton, Otis Malcolm

Camera Operator

Jack Whitman

Martin Balsam
Martin BalsamAdmiral Husband E. Kimmel
So Yamamura
So YamamuraAdmiral Isoroku Yamamoto
Jason Robards
Jason RobardsGeneral Walter C. Short
Joseph Cotten
Joseph CottenHenry L. Stimson
Tatsuya Mihashi
Tatsuya MihashiCommander Minoru Genda
E.G. Marshall
E.G. MarshallColonel Rufus S. Bratton
Takahiro Tamura
Takahiro TamuraLt. Commander Mitsuo Fuchida
James Whitmore
James WhitmoreAdmiral William F. Halsey
Eijirō Tōno
Eijirō TōnoAdmiral Chuici Nagumo
Wesley Addy
Wesley AddyLt. Commander Alwin D. Kramer
Shōgo Shimada
Shōgo ShimadaAmbassador Kichisaburo Nomura
Frank Aletter
Frank AletterLt. Commander Thomas
Koreya Senda
Koreya SendaPrince Fumimaro Konoye
Leon Ames
Leon AmesFrank Knox
Jun Usami
Jun UsamiAdmiral Zengo Yoshida
Richard Anderson
Richard AndersonCaptain John B. Earle
Kazuo Kitamura
Kazuo KitamuraForeign Minister Yosuke Matsuoka
Keith Andes
Keith AndesGeneral George C. Marshall
Edward Andrews
Edward AndrewsAdmiral Harold R. Stark
Neville Brand
Neville BrandLieutenant Harold Kaminsky
Leora Dana
Leora DanaMrs. Kramer
Asao Uchida
Asao UchidaGeneral Hideki Tojo
George Macready
George MacreadyCordell Hull
Norman Alden
Norman AldenMajor Truman Landon
Walter Brooke
Walter BrookeCaptain Theodore Wilkinson
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Rick CooperLieutenant George Welch
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Elven HavardMess Attendant 3rd Class Doris Miller
June Dayton
June DaytonMiss Ray Cave
Jeff Donnell
Jeff DonnellCornelia
Richard Erdman
Richard ErdmanColonel Edward F. French
Jerry Fogel
Jerry FogelLt. Commander William Outerbridge
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Shunichi NakamuraKameto Kurojima
Carl Reindel
Carl ReindelLieutenant Kenneth Taylor
Edmon Ryan
Edmon RyanRear Admiral Bellinger
Hisao Toake
Hisao ToakeSaburo Kurusu
Susumu Fujita
Susumu FujitaRear Adm. Tamon Yamaguchi
Bontarō Miake
Bontarō MiakeAdm. Koshiro Oikawa
Ichirō Ryūzaki
Ichirō RyūzakiRear Adm. Ryunosuke Kusaka
Kazuko Ichikawa
Kazuko IchikawaGeisha in Kagoshima
Hank Jones
Hank JonesDavey - Student Pilot in Biplane
Karl Lukas
Karl LukasCapt. Harold C. Train - USS California
Ron Masak
Ron MasakLt. Laurence Ruff - USS Nevada
Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
Hiroshi Nihon'yanagiRear Adm. Chuichi Hara
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Toshio HosokawaLt. Cmdr. Shigeharu Murata
Tōru Abe
Tōru AbeRear Adm. Takijiro Onishi (uncredited)
Hiroshi Akutagawa
Hiroshi AkutagawaLord Keeper of the Privy Seal Koichi Kido (uncredited)
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Leon AltonOfficial (uncredited)
Kiyoshi Atsumi
Kiyoshi AtsumiCook #1 (uncredited)
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Paul BradleyOfficial (uncredited)
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Harold ConwayEugene Dooman - US Embassy Counselor (uncredited)
Francis De Sales
Francis De SalesCapt. Arthur H. McCollum (uncredited)
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George DeNormandOfficial (uncredited)
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Glenn DixonOfficer at Signing of Pact (uncredited)
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Dave DonnellyMaj. Gordon A. Blake (uncredited)
James B. Douglas
James B. DouglasFrench's Subordinate (uncredited)
Bill Edwards
Bill EdwardsCol. Kendall J. Fielder (uncredited)
Paul Frees
Paul FreesJapanese Ambassador Kichisaburo Nomura (voice) (uncredited)
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Bobby GilbertOfficial (uncredited)
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Charles GilbertLt. Col. William H. Murphy (uncredited)
Torahiko Hamada
Torahiko HamadaAdmiral (uncredited)
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Ed HaskettOfficer at Signing of Pact (uncredited)
Ryōji Hayama
Ryōji HayamaAdmiral (uncredited)
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Andrew HughesEmbassy Delegation Employee of Japan (uncredited)
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Hisashi IgawaLt. Mitsuo Matsuzaki (uncredited)
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Alex JohnsonArmy Officer (uncredited)
Robert Karnes
Robert KarnesMaj. John H. Dillon (uncredited)
Kenner G. Kemp
Kenner G. KempCivilian Official Seated at Meeting Table (uncredited)
Berry Kroeger
Berry KroegerU.S. Army General (uncredited)
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Akira KumeKatsuzo Okumura (uncredited)
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Joseph La CavaOfficial (uncredited)
Ken Lynch
Ken LynchRear Adm. John H. Newton (uncredited)
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Eitarō MatsuyamaCook #2 (uncredited)
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Mitch MitchellCol. Walter C. Phillips (uncredited)
Hideo Murota
Hideo MurotaJapanese Pilot (uncredited)
Jiro Okazaki
Jiro OkazakiPilot (uncredited)
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John PedriniOfficial (uncredited)
Steve Pendleton
Steve PendletonDestroyer Captain (uncredited)
Charlie Picerni
Charlie PicerniBurning Sailor (uncredited)
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Joe PineOfficial (uncredited)
Walter Reed
Walter ReedVice Adm. William S. Pye (uncredited)
Robert Shayne
Robert ShayneCmdr. William H. Buracker (uncredited)
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Edward SheehanBrig. Gen. Howard C. Davidson (uncredited)
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Tommy SplittgerberEd Klein (uncredited)
G.D. Spradlin
G.D. SpradlinCmdr. Maurice E. Curts (uncredited)
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Hiroshi Tom TanakaJapanese Midget Submarine Crewman (uncredited)
Larry Thor
Larry ThorMaj. Gen. Frederick L. Martin (uncredited)
George Tobias
George TobiasCaptain on Flight Line at Hickam Field (uncredited)
Arthur Tovey
Arthur ToveyOfficer at Signing of Pact (uncredited)
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Bob TurnbullDesk Sergeant (uncredited)
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Harlan WardeBrig. Gen. Leonard T. Gerow (uncredited)
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Meredith 'Tex' WeatherbyAmbassador Joseph C. Grew (uncredited)
David Westberg
David WestbergEns. Edgar M. Fair (uncredited)
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Bruce WilsonPvt. Joseph Lockard (uncredited)
Bill Zuckert
Bill ZuckertAdm. James O. Richardson (uncredited)
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Mike DaneenEdward Crocker - US Embassy First Secretary (uncredited)
Ken Clayton
Ken ClaytonOfficial (uncredited)
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Bennie E. DobbinsFalling Sailor / Burning Sailor (uncredited)
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Lou DyerU.S. Navy Captain (uncredited)
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Nelson FairLt. Col. Carrol A. Powell - Radar Officer #1 (uncredited)
Jamie Farr
Jamie FarrMultiple Characters (voice) (uncredited)
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Joe FinneganFalling Sailor (uncredited)
Randall Duk Kim
Randall Duk KimTadao - Japanese Messenger Boy (uncredited)
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Dan LeegantGeorge Street - RCA Honolulu District Manager (uncredited)
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Victor PaulBurning Sailor (uncredited)