I'm surprised at all the tough reviews - this is essentially a movie about redemption.
(Japanese) shipwreck survivors cling to a raft in choppy Pacific seas. 2 US rescue planes arrive. The first attempts a sea-landing near the raft, but crashes and the crew are killed.
The second plane crew (Widmark, Brynner, Chakiris etc) now have to decide on making the same move but successfully, or whether to abandon the survivors to their watery fate instead (having just witnessed a failed fatal attempt by the other plane crew).
Their decision is further complicated by each man already having "issues" (about being able to rescue people without messing up and views about the Japanese as a people etc).
Their 'issues' are then separately explained in flashbacks, whilst we await their decision and outcome.
Maybe the other reviewers are all young and don't have "issues" in life yet which they have to either overcome or accept.
I liked the movie.
(Japanese) shipwreck survivors cling to a raft in choppy Pacific seas. 2 US rescue planes arrive. The first attempts a sea-landing near the raft, but crashes and the crew are killed.
The second plane crew (Widmark, Brynner, Chakiris etc) now have to decide on making the same move but successfully, or whether to abandon the survivors to their watery fate instead (having just witnessed a failed fatal attempt by the other plane crew).
Their decision is further complicated by each man already having "issues" (about being able to rescue people without messing up and views about the Japanese as a people etc).
Their 'issues' are then separately explained in flashbacks, whilst we await their decision and outcome.
Maybe the other reviewers are all young and don't have "issues" in life yet which they have to either overcome or accept.
I liked the movie.