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Director:
Frank Sinatra
Writers:
Kikumaru Okuda (story)
John Twist (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
24 February 1965 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama | War
Tagline:
The brave are never different - only different looking!
Plot:
American and Japanese soldiers, stranded on a tiny Pacific island during World War II, must make a temporary... more | add synopsis
User Comments:
Nobody ever wins more (19 total)

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
Tatsuya Mihashi ... Lt. Kuroki
Takeshi Katô ... Sgt. Tamura (as Takeshi Kato)
Homare Suguro ... LCpl. Hirano
Kenji Sahara ... Cpl. Fujimoto
Mashahiko Tanimura ... Lead Pvt. Ando
Tôru Ibuki ... Pvt. Arikawa
Ryucho Shunputei ... Pvt. Okunda
Hisao Dazai ... Pvt. Tokumaru
Susumu Kurobe ... Pvt. Goro (as Susume Kurobe)
Takashi Inagaki ... Pvt. Ishi
Kenichi Hata ... Pvt. Sato

Frank Sinatra ... Chief Pharmacist Mate
Clint Walker ... Capt. Dennis Bourke
Tommy Sands ... 2nd Lt. Blair
Brad Dexter ... Sgt. Bleeker
Tony Bill ... Air Crewman Keller
Sammy Jackson ... Cpl. Craddock
Richard Bakalyan ... Cpl. Ruffino
Rafer Johnson ... Pvt. Johnson
Jimmy Griffin ... Pvt. Dexter
Christopher Dark ... Pvt. Searcy
Don Dorrell ... Pvt. Hoxie
Phillip Crosby ... Pvt. Magee (as Phil Crosby)
John Howard Young ... Pvt. Waller
Roger Ewing ... Pvt. Swensholm
Richard Sinatra ... Pvt. Roth
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Joe Gray ... (uncredited)
Laraine Stephens ... Lorie (uncredited)
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Directed by
Frank Sinatra 
 
Writing credits
Kikumaru Okuda (story)

John Twist (screenplay) and
Katsuya Susaki (screenplay)

Produced by
William H. Daniels .... associate producer
Howard W. Koch .... executive producer
Kikumaru Okuda .... producer
Frank Sinatra .... producer
 
Original Music by
John Williams  (as Johnny Williams)
 
Cinematography by
Harold Lipstein (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Sam O'Steen 
 
Art Direction by
LeRoy Deane 
 
Set Decoration by
George James Hopkins 
 
Makeup Department
Gordon Bau .... makeup supervisor
Shu Uemura .... makeup artist
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Salven .... assistant director
Mitsushige Tsurushima .... assistant director
 
Sound Department
Stanley Jones .... sound
 
Special Effects by
Eiji Tsuburaya .... special effects director
 
Stunts
Joe Gray .... stunts (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Kenjiro Hirose .... music advisor: Japan
Morris Stoloff .... conductor
Morris Stoloff .... music supervisor
 
Other crew
Thom Conroy .... dialogue coach
Kazuo Inoue .... technical advisor
Masao Mera .... interpreter
Tetsu Nakamura .... dialogue coach (as Satoshi Nakamura)
Haruyoshi Ôshita .... art advisor (as Haruyoshi Oshita)
 
Crew believed to be complete


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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Yusha nomi (Japan)
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Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
106 min
Country:
USA | Japan
Language:
English | Japanese
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono (RCA Sound Recording)
Certification:
UK:PG | USA:Approved (PCA #20787) | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | Australia:PG
Filming Locations:
Kaua'i, Hawaii, USA
Company:
Sinatra Enterprises more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
During downtime while shooting the picture, Brad Dexter saved Frank Sinatra from drowning when he dived into the ocean and saved the floundering Sinatra. more
Goofs:
Continuity: In some scenes the Japanese officer is carrying a Walther P-38, which is a German-made pistol, but in other scenes he's carrying a Nambu, which is a Japanese-made pistol. more

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11 out of 12 people found the following comment useful.
Nobody ever wins, 4 December 2005
9/10
Author: greenheart from United Kingdom

A very different type of war or in this case, anti-war movie. Effective plane crash at the beginning, I wonder if this is where the current TV series 'Lost' got some of its insperation. This is a cleverly written piece, with the similarities between sides and the appreciation of command and position brilliantly observed. I think Frank Sinatra was hugely underrated as a movie star. However, I found him disappointing here. Sure, he can play a drunk with his eyes shut, but the doctor is a complex and excellent potential character role that we never saw explored. Sinatra looked as if his mind was elsewhere and probably as director, it was and his character was totally unbelievable. This is not to distract from an original, well acted and in truth, touching piece that has a very strong message to deliver.

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