Alone Across the Pacific
Director Kon Ichikawa's ('An Actor's Revenge', 'The Burmese Harp') incredible real-life tale of one man's epic journey across the Pacific Ocean is based on Kenichi Horie's best-selling book of the same name. A year previously, at only 23 years old, Horie took his basic sailboat (named 'The Mermaid') and set off from Nishinomiya in Japan, arriving in San Francisco, California, 94 days later. Man's battle against nature is amongst the timeless themes of Ichikawa's beautifully shot, inspiring film. Renowned composer Toru Takemitsu provides the atmospheric score.
Year: 1963
Genre: Classic Drama, True Stories, Japanese Cinema, Biography, Classic Cinema
Country: Japan
Director: Kon Ichikawa
Starring: Yujiro Ishihara
Duration: 97 Minutes
Rating: PG - Contains low level offensive language.
Subtitles: Yes
Location in store: Foreign (Japan)
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