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Release Date:
September 16, 2006
Original Title:
出口のない海 Deguchi no Nai Umi
Alternate Titles:
Deguchi no nai umi
Todeskommando im Pazifik
Genres:
War
Production Companies:
Ad Gear
Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
Eisei Gekijo
IMAGICA
Nagoya Broadcasting Network
Pony Canyon
SKY Perfect Well Think
Sumitomo Corporation
The Asahi Shimbun
Production Countries:
Japan
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 121
Koji Namiki is a young pitcher who has shown great promise on the diamond by winning the National High School Basketball Championships. Shortly after entering college, however, Namiki's athletic career is called into question after he suffers a severe elbow injury. But despite a disheartening diagnosis, Namiki is determined to make a comeback. With a little help from his teammates it appears that he is getting back on track, too. Recently, he's even developed a new slow ball that he and his teammates have christened "the magic pitch". Fate can be a cruel mistress though, and when World War II breaks out Namiki the entire team join the navy and begin a training regiment specifically designed to prepare them for the ultimate darkness, an submarine attack method also known as "The Human Torpedo".
Director:
Kiyoshi Sasabe
Director of Photography:
Katsumi Yanagijima
Editor:
Isao Kawase
Novel:
Hideo Yokoyama
Original Music Composer:
Mino Kabasawa
Producer:
Chiaki Noji
Tetsuo Sasho
Screenplay:
Yoji Yamada
Motofumi Tomikawa
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