Flight from Ashiya(1964)

movie - first aired/released 1964-03-25 - 100 min - audience 5.6

Action, Adventure, Romance

Directed by Michael Anderson

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.