Pacific War Movies

  • 1988
    Men Behind the Sun

    Men Behind the Sun

    Men Behind the Sun

    6.1851988HD

    Japanese troops round up Chinese and Russian prisoners of war and take them to unit 731, where they're horribly tortured and experimented on to test...

    Men Behind the Sun
  • 2006
    Letters from Iwo Jima

    Letters from Iwo Jima

    Letters from Iwo Jima

    7.4772006HD

    The story of the battle of Iwo Jima between the United States and Imperial Japan during World War II, as told from the perspective of the Japanese...

    Letters from Iwo Jima
  • 2006
    Flags of Our Fathers

    Flags of Our Fathers

    Flags of Our Fathers

    6.8572006HD

    There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. This is the...

    Flags of Our Fathers
  • 1954
    Beachhead

    Beachhead

    Beachhead

    5.61954HD

    On a Japanese-occupied island during World War II, only two soldiers remain alive after a mission attempt goes horribly wrong. Trapped on the island,...

    Beachhead
  • 1957
    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    The Bridge on the River Kwai

    7.8191957HD

    The classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American...

    The Bridge on the River Kwai
  • 1944
    Dear Soldier

    Dear Soldier

    Dear Soldier

    01944HD

    Two Korean conscripts undergo Imperial Japanese Army training, much to the pleasure of their families.

    Dear Soldier
  • 1942
    The Battle of Midway

    The Battle of Midway

    The Battle of Midway

    5.8381942HD

    The Japanese attack on Midway in June 1942, filmed as it happened. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive, in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox...

    The Battle of Midway
  • 1980
    The Final Countdown

    The Final Countdown

    The Final Countdown

    6.6191980HD

    During routine manoeuvres near Hawaii in 1980, the aircraft-carrier USS Nimitz is caught in a strange vortex-like storm, throwing the ship back in...

    The Final Countdown
  • 2015
    The Emperor in August

    The Emperor in August

    The Emperor in August

    6.42015HD

    In July 1945, during the end of World War II, Japan is forced to accept the Potsdam Declaration. A cabinet meeting has continued through days and...

    The Emperor in August
  • 1987
    Empire of the Sun

    Empire of the Sun

    Empire of the Sun

    7.5061987HD

    Jamie Graham, a privileged English boy, is living in Shanghai when the Japanese invade and force all foreigners into prison camps. Jamie is captured...

    Empire of the Sun
  • 2002
    Windtalkers

    Windtalkers

    Windtalkers

    6.32002HD

    Joe Enders is a gung-ho Marine assigned to protect a "windtalker" - one of several Navajo Indians who were used to relay messages during World War II...

    Windtalkers
  • 1983
    Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

    Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

    Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence

    7.31983HD

    Island of Java, 1942, during World War II. British Major Jack Celliers arrives at a Japanese prison camp, run by the strict Captain Yonoi. Colonel...

    Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence
  • 1953
    The Eagle of the Pacific

    The Eagle of the Pacific

    The Eagle of the Pacific

    7.61953HD

    Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, a brilliant tactician, is a loyal subject of the emperor, despite his grave misgivings about leading Japan's navy into war...

    The Eagle of the Pacific
  • 1942
    The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya

    The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya

    The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya

    61942HD

    Japanese Navy air cadets train for the attacks on Pearl Harbor and the HMS Prince of Wales.

    The War at Sea from Hawaii to Malaya
  • 1962
    The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps

    The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps

    The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps

    01962HD

    The last fight put up by remaining forces and a special volunteer nursing corps in 1944-5.

    The Pacific War and Himeyuri Corps
  • 1958
    Run Silent, Run Deep

    Run Silent, Run Deep

    Run Silent, Run Deep

    6.91958HD

    The captain of a submarine sunk by the Japanese during WWII is finally given a chance to skipper another sub after a year of working a desk job. His...

    Run Silent, Run Deep
  • 2020
    Wife of a Spy

    Wife of a Spy

    Wife of a Spy

    6.7192020HD

    It’s 1940, and the population of Japan is divided over its entry into World War II. Satoko, the wife of a fabric merchant, is devoted to her...

    Wife of a Spy
  • 1962
    Merrill's Marauders

    Merrill's Marauders

    Merrill's Marauders

    6.11962HD

    Brigadier General Frank D. Merrill leads the 3,000 American volunteers of his 5307th Composite Unit (Provisional), aka "Merrill's Marauders", behind...

    Merrill's Marauders
  • 2005
    Yamato

    Yamato

    Yamato

    5.3592005HD

    Directed by Junya Sato and based on a book by Jun Henmi, "Yamato" has a framing story set in the present day and uses flashbacks to tell the story of...

    Yamato
  • 1945
    Appointment in Tokyo

    Appointment in Tokyo

    Appointment in Tokyo

    5.81945HD

    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...

    Appointment in Tokyo