Battle Under Orion
真夏のオリオン
Synopsis
The story of a Japanese sub's last mission during WWII.
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Hiroshi Tamaki
Takaaki Kuramoto
Keiko Kitagawa
Shiduko Arisawa / Izumi Kuramoto
Yoshikuni Dôchin
Yoshihiko Arisawa
Yuta Hiraoka
Makoto Tsubokawa
Eisaku Yoshida
Shinsaku Kuwata
Toru Masuoka
Toshio Tamura
Mitsuru Fukikoshi
Hiroshi Nakatsu
Masaya Kikawada
Hakime Touyama
Taiga Nakano
Katsumi Suzuki
Suzuki Taku
Goro Akiyama
Mutsutoshi Furuhata
Shinta Hayakawa
Fumio Itô
Takao Arima
Andrew Krakat
American Soldier
Tomohumi Okumura
Hinata Sasaki
Mizuho Suzuki
Akira Takahashi
Kimito Totani
Financials & Box Office Performance
Production Budget
Undisclosed
Filming & production cost
Worldwide Gross
$5.5M
Total global ticket sales
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Tetsuo Shinohara
- Screenplay & Story
- Harutoshi Fukui, Yasuo Hasegawa, Kenzaburô Iida
- Original Score
- Taro Iwashiro
- Original Title
- 真夏のオリオン
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 2h 0m
- Worldwide Gross
- $5.5M
- Production Studios
- TV Asahi, TOHO, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Crossmedia, Destiny, The Asahi Shimbun, Nagoya Broadcasting Network, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, Nippan Group Holdings, Kinoshita Komuten, Shogakukan, VAP, Hakuhodo DY Media Partners
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Tetsuo Shinohara
Harutoshi Fukui, Yasuo Hasegawa, Kenzaburô Iida, Tsukasa Ikegami
Taro Iwashiro
Hideo Yamamoto, Satoshi Murakawa
Hirohide Abe
Yuki Kaorikawa, Satoshi Kokubo, Kenji Yamada, Michihiko Umezawa, Minami Ichikawa
Department Leadership Roster
Tetsuo Shinohara
Director
Hirohide Abe
Editor
Hideo Yamamoto
Director of Photography
Taro Iwashiro
Original Music Composer
Satoshi Murakawa
Director of Photography
Harutoshi Fukui
Screenplay
Yasuo Hasegawa
Screenplay
Kenzaburô Iida
Screenplay
Yuki Kaorikawa
Producer
Satoshi Kokubo
Producer
Kenji Yamada
Producer
Kazumasa Seki
Stunt Coordinator
Katsumi Kaneda
Production Design
Production Stills & Gallery
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Frequently Asked Questions About Battle Under Orion
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Battle Under Orion about?
The story of a Japanese sub's last mission during WWII.
Who directed Battle Under Orion?
Battle Under Orion was directed by Tetsuo Shinohara.
Who stars in Battle Under Orion?
The principal cast of Battle Under Orion includes Hiroshi Tamaki, Keiko Kitagawa, Yoshikuni Dôchin, Yuta Hiraoka, Eisaku Yoshida.
When was Battle Under Orion released and how long is it?
Battle Under Orion was released in 2009 with a total runtime of 2h 0m.
How much did Battle Under Orion make at the box office?
Battle Under Orion grossed $5.5M in worldwide ticket sales.
Who composed the musical score for Battle Under Orion?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Battle Under Orion was composed by Taro Iwashiro.
Is Battle Under Orion based on a book or true story?
Battle Under Orion is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Kenzaburô Iida", Novel: "Tsukasa Ikegami".