Flight from Ashiya (1964)
Featuring an all-star cast and on-location shooting in Japan, where the story is set, three US Air Force rescue pilots must overcome their personal problems and differences to embark upon a dangerous mission to save raft-bound Japanese survivors from a murderous storm-tossed sea. As they head for their location, the film flashes back to chronicle the pasts of each pilot to make clear their mixed feelings about their upcoming assignment.
Director: Michael Anderson
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Yul Brynner as TSgt. Mike Takashima |
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Richard Widmark as L:t. Col. Glenn Stevenson |
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George Chakiris as 2nd Lt. John Gregg |
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Suzy Parker as Lucille Caroll |
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Shirley Knight as Caroline Gordon / Stevenson |
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Danièle Gaubert as Leila |
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Eiko Taki as Tomiko |
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Joe Di Reda as SSgt. Randy Smith |
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Mitsuhiro Sugiyama as Charlie |
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E.S. Ince as Capt. Walter Mound |
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Andrew Hughes as Dr. Horton |
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William Ross as Capt. Jerry Cooper |
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Clifford Harrington as |
| Production | Harold Hecht | Producer |
| Writing | Elliott Arnold | Novel |
| Writing | Elliott Arnold | Writer |
| Writing | Waldo Salt | Writer |
| Directing | Michael Anderson | Director |
| Production | Masaichi Nagata | Executive Producer |
| Sound | Frank Cordell | Original Music Composer |
| Camera | Burnett Guffey | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Joseph MacDonald | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Gordon Pilkington | Editor |
| Art | Eugène Lourié | Production Design |
| Art | Tomoo Shimogawara | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eric Allwright | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robert J. Schiffer | Makeup Artist |
| Costume & Make-Up | Daniel C. Striepeke | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Gilbert Kurland | Production Manager |