Underplayed Gems

Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced (1954)

Submarine Ro Hasn't Surfaced poster
Original title
潜水艦ろ号未だ浮上せず
Directed by
Hiromasa Nomura
Genre
war film
Country
Japan
Runtime
1h 21m
Elsewhere
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How it feels

The crew of a small Japanese submarine faces dangerous supply missions while superiors neglect their needs. The film follows several sailors through personal stories of love, loneliness, and family before a final doomed battle.

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What happens

『潜水艦ろ号 未だ浮上せず』(せんすいかんろごう いまだふじょうせず)は、1954年(昭和29年)7月13日に公開された日本の戦争映画。製作・配給は新東宝。モノクロ、スタンダード。 一部は『轟沈』(1944年)の映像を流用している。 ろ号(呂号)潜水艦は、伊号潜水艦に比して小型の潜水艦である。優秀な乗組員の努力によって戦果を上げるが、上層部は潜水艦戦に疎く、航空機を検知するレーダー波探知機の供給は受けられず、糧食を運搬する危険な任務にあてられる。 物語は入湯上陸の際における乗組員個々のドラマを挿話とし、若き兵士の恋の発芽、結婚を誓い合う軍医長と恋人、妻や子供との時間を貴ぶ艦長、孤独な兵士のそれぞれを描いている。 日本の劣勢は挽回しがたく、やがてろ号も最後の出撃、駆逐艦に追い詰められる。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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