In World War II, the commanding officer of a sub, against his will takes on board two Western diplomats, to take them to the Canaries and arrange an armistice. When they get there, peace has been declared, but the sub's crew don't know as their radio has failed. They send their passengers ashore and go out to face a final battle...
Direction
Matsubayashi wrings unbearable tension from tight submarine corridors.
Acting
Ryō Ikebe's restrained desperation as the captain is devastating.
Director
Shūe Matsubayashi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Released just 14 years after Japan's surrender, this was part of Toho's wave of humanistic war films that questioned militarism without overt political condemnation.
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