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Alone Across the Pacific

Alone Across the Pacific

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Overview

Kenichi Horie is determined to challenge his family, the law and the nature crossing the Pacific to America in a small sailboat. Despite his careful planning, many unforeseen events will test his determination.

Directed by Kon Ichikawa
Written by Kenichi Horie, Natto Wada
Produced by Akira Nakai, Isao Zeniya
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Top Cast

Yūjirō Ishihara

Yūjirō Ishihara

The Youth

Masayuki Mori

Masayuki Mori

Youth's Father

Kinuyo Tanaka

Kinuyo Tanaka

Youth's Mother

Ruriko Asaoka

Ruriko Asaoka

Youth's Sister

Hajime Hana

Hajime Hana

Youth's Friend

M

Masaru Kamiyama

Gannosuke Ashiya

Gannosuke Ashiya

Shirō Ōsaka

Shirō Ōsaka

Kōjirō Kusanagi

Kōjirō Kusanagi

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Themes & Keywords

sailingbased on memoir or autobiographypacific oceanyachtsman

About Alone Across the Pacific

Alone Across the Pacific is a adventure film released in 1963 exploring themes of sailing, based on memoir or autobiography, pacific ocean, yachtsman. Directed by Kon Ichikawa, it stars Yūjirō Ishihara, Masayuki Mori, Kinuyo Tanaka. Kenichi Horie is determined to challenge his family, the law and the nature crossing the Pacific to America in a small sailboat. Despite his careful planning, many unforeseen events will test his determination.

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