Flight from Ashiya

Flight from Ashiya

100 mins | Action, Adventure, Romance | March 25, 1964

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.

Flight from Ashiya

100 mins | Action, Adventure, Romance | March 25, 1964

Flight from Ashiya
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.
IMDb rating 5.4
Producers Daiei Motion Picture Co., Ltd., Harold Hecht Films
Original title Flight from Ashiya
Directors Michael Anderson
Writers Elliott Arnold, Waldo Salt

Cast

Yul Brynner

as TSgt. Mike Takashima

Richard Widmark

as L:t. Col. Glenn Stevenson

George Chakiris

as 2nd Lt. John Gregg

Suzy Parker

as Lucille Caroll

Shirley Knight

as Caroline Gordon / Stevenson

Eiko Taki

as Tomiko

Joe Di Reda

as SSgt. Randy Smith

Mitsuhiro Sugiyama

as Charlie

E.S. Ince

as Capt. Walter Mound

Andrew Hughes

as Dr. Horton

William Ross

as Capt. Jerry Cooper