Flight from Ashiya

Featuring an all-star cast and on-location shooting in Japan, where the story is set, three US Air Force rescue pilots must overcome their personal problems and differences to embark upon a dangerous mission to save raft-bound Japanese survivors from a murderous storm-tossed sea. As they head for their location, the film flashes back to chronicle the pasts of each pilot to make clear their mixed feelings about their upcoming assignment.

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  Yul Brynner

  TSgt. Mike Takashima
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  Richard Widmark

  L:t. Col. Glenn Stevenson
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  George Chakiris

  2nd Lt. John Gregg
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  Suzy Parker

  Lucille Caroll
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  Shirley Knight

  Caroline Gordon / Stevenson
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  Danièle Gaubert

  Leila
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  Eiko Taki

  Tomiko