The Retreat from Kiska

Directed by Seiji Maruyama

With Toshirō Mifune, So Yamamura, Katsumi Tezuka, Shōichi Hirose and Akira Yamada

In 1943, the Aleutian island of Kiska was fortified by a small contingent of Japanese soldiers. When word arrived of an impending attack by an overwhelming force of Americans, the Japanese Navy attempted one of the most daring and unlikely evacuations in military history. This is that story.