Actor Jasonwas actually there when the Pearl Harbor attack.
Kurosawa originally agreed to direct the film, but later learned that David Lean was not involved in the filming of the film, and Kurosawa also opted out of the crew.
Kurosawa wanted his friends and business partners to play a role in the film, but 20th Century Fox rejected Kurosawa's request.
The single-wheel landing of a B-17 in the film was not a pre-arranged plot, but was caused by a sudden accident. After repair, the aircraft was later used for forest fire fighting.
Some of the Japanese fighters copied in the film were later purchased by members of the Confederate Air Force, an organization that specializes in reproducing air combat and collecting aircraft.
The film is considered to be the first Hollywood film to be released on Fujifilm.
In the film, a P-40 exploded during takeoff is a malfunction of the crew during filming. In order to preserve other models, the crew had to detonate the aircraft immediately.
Since it was impossible to find Japanese fighters capable of flying during the filming, the Japanese fighters used in the film were all modified by American trainers. The modification cost of each aircraft cost 30,000 US dollars. After the filming was over, these aircrafts cost 1,500 US dollars each. Most of them are still flying.
The prototype of the wounded sailor who fired back at the Japanese aircraft in the film was John William Finn. Although he was injured in many places at the time, he still fought back with a .50 caliber machine gun, wounding several Zero fighters and shooting down one. Later, he was killed. Awarded the Congress Medal of Honor.
A large number of active duty personnel of the US Navy appear in the film, but they can only use their leisure time to participate in the filming, and the filmmakers must pay.
The ship model of the US military in the film is built on an ocean-going barge, which is very expensive to rent.
In the final version, there is a scene directed by Akira Kurosawa of less than 1 minute in the film.
At the beginning of the film, やまもといそろく; Isoroku Yamamoto meets the officers on the battleship Nagato. The battleship in the picture is a full-scale model, and even a model of a seaplane is carried.
The Japanese aircraft carrier "Kaga", which has planes taking off and landing in the film, was actually disguised as the American aircraft carrier "Yorktown", while the "Enterprise" that entered Pearl Harbor at the end of the film was actually a "good guy". "Richard"
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