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Flight from Ashiya

54 %|Mar 25, 1964|Action, Adventure, Romance

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.

Featured Crew

Waldo Salt
Writer
Michael Anderson
Director
Harold Hecht
Producer
Elliott Arnold
Novel
Elliott Arnold
Writer
Eugène Lourié
Production Design
Burnett Guffey
Director of Photography
Frank Cordell
Original Music Composer

Cast

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Yul Brynner
TSgt. Mike Takashima
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Richard Widmark
L:t. Col. Glenn Stevenson
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George Chakiris
2nd Lt. John Gregg
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Suzy Parker
Lucille Caroll
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Shirley Knight
Caroline Gordon / Stevenson
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Eiko Taki
Tomiko
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Joe Di Reda
SSgt. Randy Smith
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E.S. Ince
Capt. Walter Mound
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Andrew Hughes
Dr. Horton
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William Ross
Capt. Jerry Cooper