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Oba: The Last Samurai (2011) [N/A]

Release Date:
February 11, 2011

Original Title:
太平洋の奇跡 -フォックスと呼ばれた男-

Alternate Titles:
Battle of the Pacific
Codename: Fox - Die letzte Schlacht im Pazifik
Oba: The Last Samurai
Taiheiyou no kiseki: Fokkusu to yobareta otoko

Genres:
Drama | War

Production Companies:
Cine Bazar
Nippon Television Network Corporation
Protean Image Group
TOHO
dentsu

Production Countries:
Japan

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 128

Overview from TheMovieDB

In 1944, the American military lands on the shores of Saipan. Refusing to commit suicide with his superiors or be forced into camps for prisoners of war, Captain Oba Sakae leads a group of his men and other similarly minded local residents into the mountains. Even after hearing reports of the Japanese military's surrender, Oba dismisses the reports as propaganda and continues to launch guerilla attacks against the American soldiers, earning him the nickname "The Fox". Soon, even the American commander who's charged with the task of capturing Oba comes to admire his persistent enemy.

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Production

ADR Editor:
Anna Bright Weber

ADR Mixer:
Scott Weber

Art Department Coordinator:
Pattamawan Chaiwattananan

Assistant Director:
Kazuhiro Yoshida
Hiroshi Chôno

Boom Operator:
Rin Takada
Paul Romo

Casting:
Julia Kim
Tsuyoshi Sugino

Co-Director:
Cellin Gluck

Construction Buyer:
Kitiya Subpason

Construction Manager:
Vasu Kantatham

Director:
Hideyuki Hirayama

Director of Photography:
Garry Waller
Kōzō Shibazaki

Editor:
James Munro
Chieko Suzaki

Executive Producer:
Naoki Suganuma
Seiji Okuda

Extras Casting:
Tanawat Punya

First Assistant Camera:
August Thurmer

First Assistant Director:
Inthira Sawantrat
J. Stephen Buck

Foley Artist:
Mizuki Ito
Akihiko Okase

Gaffer:
Nariyuki Ueda

Graphic Designer:
Pravat Niamskul

Hairstylist:
Tiptalee Chanaputtakun

Original Music Composer:
Takashi Kako

Post Production Supervisor:
Tetsuo Ôya

Producer:
Takuya Ito
Nobuyuki Iinuma
Thomas Nelson
Toshio Tanaka

Production Design:
Richard Lowe
Katsumi Nakazawa

Property Master:
Sarawut Chincharoen

Screenplay:
Gregory Marquette
Takuya Nishioka
Cellin Gluck

Script Supervisor:
Kazuko Shingyoku

Second Unit Director:
Katsuro Onoue

Sound:
Masato Komatsu

Sound mixer:
Paul Vik Marshall

Special Effects Coordinator:
Herbert Blank

Stunts:
Brahim Achabbakhe
Guy Barwell
Manel Soler

Supervising Sound Editor:
Mizuki Ito

Unit Production Manager:
Chidchanok Plodripu
Shuichi Yoshizaki

Wardrobe Coordinator:
Padchar Konsillawat

Wardrobe Supervisor:
Chantika Kongsillawat

Writer:
Don Jones

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