Flight from Ashiya
movie

Released March 25, 1964
Overview
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.
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

Danièle Gaubert
as
Leila

Eiko Taki
as
Tomiko
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Joe Di Reda
as
SSgt. Randy Smith
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Mitsuhiro Sugiyama
as
Charlie
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E.S. Ince
as
Capt. Walter Mound
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Andrew Hughes
as
Dr. Horton
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William Ross
as
Capt. Jerry Cooper
Crew

Waldo Salt
as
Writer

Michael Anderson
as
Director
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Harold Hecht
as
Producer
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Elliott Arnold
as
Novel
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Elliott Arnold
as
Writer

Eugène Lourié
as
Production Design
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Burnett Guffey
as
Director of Photography
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Frank Cordell
as
Original Music Composer

Masaichi Nagata
as
Executive Producer
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Joseph MacDonald
as
Director of Photography
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Gordon Pilkington
as
Editor
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Tomoo Shimogawara
as
Art Direction