Flight from Ashiya (1964)
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- 1h 40min
- Adventure, Romance
- 25 Mar 1964 (USA)
- Movie
A flight crew tries to save the survivors of a shipwreck off the coast of Japan during a raging typhoon.
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Cast
| Yul Brynner | ... |
TSgt. Mike Takashima
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| Richard Widmark | ... |
Lt. 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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| Danièle Gaubert | ... |
Leila
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| Eiko Takashiro | ... |
Tomiko
(as Eiko Taki)
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| Joe Di Reda | ... |
SSgt. Randy Smith
(as Joe di Reda)
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Mitsuhiro Sugiyama | ... |
Charlie
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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
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June Shelley | ... |
(as June Elliott)
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Cliff Harrington | ... |
(as Clifford Harrington)
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| Robert Dunham | ... |
Air Rescue Service Crew Member in Plane (uncredited)
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| Paul Frees | ... |
Narrator (uncredited) (voice)
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Thomas Korzeniowski | ... |
Sergeant Garrison (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Michael Anderson | ||
Written by
| Elliott Arnold | ... | (novel) |
| Elliott Arnold | ... | () and |
| Waldo Salt | ... | () |
Produced by
| Harold Hecht | ... | producer |
| Masaichi Nagata | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Frank Cordell | ||
Cinematography by
| Burnett Guffey | ... | director of photography |
| Joseph MacDonald | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Gordon Pilkington | ||
Production Design by
| Eugène Lourié | ||
Art Direction by
| Tomoo Shimogawara | ||
Makeup Department
| Eric Allwright | ... | makeup artist |
| Robert J. Schiffer | ... | makeup artist |
| Daniel C. Striepeke | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Gilbert Kurland | ... | executive production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Milton Feldman | ... | assistant director |
Sound Department
| Masao Ôsumi | ... | sound |
Special Effects by
| Eugène Lourié | ... | special effects director |
Music Department
| Frank Cordell | ... | conductor |
Production Companies
- Harold Hecht Films (co-production)
- Daiei (co-production)
Distributors
- United Artists (1964) (United States) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1964) (Norway) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1964) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1964) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- United Artists (1964) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- CBS (1968) (United States) (tv) (pan/scan)
- Topanga Canyon Films (2018) (Spain)
- 9Gem (2020) (Australia) (tv)
- HanseSound (2020) (Germany) (DVD)
- HanseSound (2023) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (United States) (DVD)
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| Plot Summary |
Flight from Ashiya is a 1964 film about the U.S. Air Force's Air Rescue Service, flying out of Ashiya Air Base, Japan. In this fictionalized film set in the early 1960s, a flight crew's mission is to rescue a life raft of Japanese civilians stranded in rough seas. The Airplane used in the film was the HU-16 Albatross, A flying boat. Written by Dod H |
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| Taglines | Plunge into hell with the most fearless breed of men on earth! See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $1,800,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Filmed in 1962, but not shown in cinemas until 1964. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Waldo Salt: A Screenwriter's Journey (1990). See more » |
| Quotes |
Sergeant Mike Takashima:
My father was a Buddhist, my mother a Seventh-day Adventist. See more » |