Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender (1959)

Original title

潜水艦イ-57降伏せず

Directed by

Shūe Matsubayashi

Genre

war film

Country

Japan

Runtime

1h 44m

Rating

8.7 of 10 from 3 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

A Japanese submarine crew refuses to surrender at the end of World War II. They face difficult decisions as they try to complete their final mission.

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What happens

Submarine I-57 Will Not Surrender (Japanese: 潜水艦イ-57降伏せず, Hepburn: Sensuikan I-57 kofuku sezu) is a 1959 Japanese war film directed by Shūe Matsubayashi, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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