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Appointment in Tokyo
6.4 / 10• 1945• 56m•NR• English
DocumentaryWarHistory
Storyline
Produced by the Army Pictorial Service, Signal Corps, with the cooperation of the Army Air Forces and the United States Navy, and released by Warner Bros. for the War Activities Committee shortly after the surrender of Japan. Follow General Douglas MacArthur and his men from their exile from the Philippines in early 1942, through the signing of the instrument of surrender on the USS Missouri on September 1, 1945. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2013.
Cast & Crew
Douglas MacArthur
Himself (archive footage)
Lead
Chester W. Nimitz
Himself (archive footage)
James Craig
Narrator
George C. Kenney
Self
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Jack Hively's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Appointment in Tokyo is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
