Last Operations Under The Orion (2009)
Also Known As:
真夏のオリオン
まなつのオリオン
盛夏獵戶座
盛夏的獵戶座
Manatsu no Orion
Battle Under Orion
Okinawa – The Last Battle
Director:
Shinohara Tetsuo [篠原哲雄]
Country:
Japanese
Genres:
Military, War
Status:
Completed
Date aired:
2009
Summary:
The story alternates between the past and present, linked by a fateful song. During World War II, Japanese submarine I-77 battles an American destroyer off the coast of Okinawa. Before heading to war, the captain received a final present from his lover, the score to a song titled Manatsu no Orion. Sixty-four years later, his granddaughter discovers the score and the significance behind the song.