Destination Tokyo

Cary Grant Director: Delmer Daves Delmer Daves

Overview

Delmer Daves directs Cary Grant in the World War II drama Destination Tokyo. Warner Bros. releases the film to DVD with a standard full-frame transfer that preserves the original theatrical aspect ratio. The English soundtrack is rendered in Dolby Digital Mono. English, Spanish, and French subtitles are also accessible. Supplemental materials include a short film titled Gem of the Ocean, a selection of trailers for films starring Cary Grant, and the trailer for Destination Tokyo; these features round out this fine release that became available the same day as Grant's comedy The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer.

Product Details

Release Date:	06/01/2004
UPC:	0012569573222
Original Release:	1943
Rating:	NR
Source:	Warner Home Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[B&W]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Mono]
Time:	2:15:00
Sales rank:	575

Special Features

Closed Caption; Wartime short: "Gem of the Ocean"; Cary Grant trailer gallery; Subtitles: English, Français, and Español

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Cary Grant	Capt. Cassidy
John Garfield	Wolf
Alan Hale	Cookie
Dane Clark	Tin Can
John Ridgely	Reserve Officer Raymond
Warner Anderson	Executive
William Prince	Pills
Robert Hutton	Tommy Adams, "The Kid"
Peter Whitney	Dakota
Tom Tully	Mike
Faye Emerson	Mrs. Cassidy
Warren Douglas	Diving Officer
John Forsythe	Sparks
John Alvin	Sound Man
Bill Kennedy	Torpedo Officer
William Challee	Quartermaster
Whit Bissell	Yo Yo
John Whitney	Commanding Officer
George Lloyd	Chief of Boat
Maurice Murphy	Toscanini
George Anderson	Officer
Warren Ashe	Major
Angel Cruz	Japanese Bombardier
Jimmy Evans	Actor
Benson Fong	Actor
John Forrest	Actor
Roland Got	Japanese Officer
John Hudson	Radio Man
Charles Anthony Hughes	Navy Air Officer
Ted Jacques	Actor
Eddie Lee	Actor
James B. Leong	Japanese
Robert Lowell	Radio Operator
Cy Malis	Actor
Paul Parry	Actor
Hugh Prosser	Pilot
Bernie Sell	Actor
Charles Sherlock	Actor
John Sylvester	Actor
Frank Tang	Japanese Pilot
Charles P. Thompson	Rear Admiral
Sailor Vincent	Actor
Wally Walker	Actor
Russ Whiteman	1st Class Yeoman
Alan Wilson	Crew Member
Bruce Wong	Japanese Antenna Man
Wing Foo	Japanese at Listening Post
Dorothy Schoemer	Saleslady
Herbert Gunn	Lieutenant
Lou Marcelle	Narrator
Harry Bartell	Crewman
Paul Langton	Crewman
Jay Ward	Crewman
Pierre Watkin	Admiral
Cliff Clark	Hornet's Admiral
Michael Daves	Michael Cassidy
Jack Mower	Admiral's Aide
Mary Landa	Tin Can's girl
Carlyle Blackwell	Man on phone
Kirby Grant	Captain at Briefing
Lane Chandler	CPO
Joy Barlowe	Wolf's girl
William Hunter	Market St. Commando
George Robotham	Crewman
Danny Borzage	Crewman
William Hudson	Crewman
Charles Sullivan	Crewman
Duke York	Crewman
Mark Stevens	Admiral's Aide

Technical Credits

Delmer Daves

Steve Fisher

Albert Maltz

Delmer Daves	Director,Screenwriter
Lawrence W. Butler	Special Effects
Steve Fisher	Screenwriter
Leo F. Forbstein	Musical Direction/Supervision
Bert Glennon	Cinematographer
Leo K. Kuter	Art Director
William Lava	Score Composer
Robert B. Lee	Sound/Sound Designer
Albert Maltz	Screenwriter
Christian Nyby	Editor
Walter F. Tilford	Set Decoration/Design
Willard Van Enger	Special Effects
Richard Van Enger	Special Effects
Jerry Wald	Producer
Franz Waxman	Score Composer
Perc Westmore	Makeup

Scene Index

Side #1 --
1. Credits [1:17]
2. Copperfin's Orders [3:49]
3. Words From the Skipper [4:00]
4. Doll on a Sub [3:04]
5. Merry Christmas [5:43]
6. Just a Gag [2:29]
7. Just a Bird [4:40]
8. Destination Tokyo [4:40]
9. Wolf's Naval Maneuver [3:44]
10. Seeing Is Believing [4:08]
11. Rendezvous [4:21]
12. Enemy Air Attack [3:30]
13. Enemy Knife Attack [3:00]
14. Defusing the Bomb [4:14]
15. Love on Record [2:25]
16. Remembering the Dead [5:22]
17. Behind the Names [3:38]
18. Approaching Japan [2:48]
19. Hitching a Ride [2:42]
20. Through the Net [5:20]
21. Three on a Mission [3:14]
22. Cover of Night [5:39]
23. Tokyo Rose's Version [3:30]
24. His Biggest Kick [3:13]
25. Case of Appendicitis [3:19]
26. The Operation [4:13]
27. Contacting the Hornet [5:01]
28. Narrow Escape [4:03]
29. Taking to the Sky [3:47]
30. Torpedoes Away [4:50]
31. Sting From Our Tail [2:52]
32. Depth Charges [1:56]
33. Without Letup [4:24]
34. Down for the Deep Six [4:41]
35. That Lucky [2:12]

Menu

Side #1 --
   Play Movie
   Scene Selections
   Special Features
      Gem of the Ocean
      Grant Trailer Gallery
         1938 - Bringing Up Baby
         1939 - Gunga Din
         1940 - My Favorite Wife
         1940 - Philadelphia Story
         1943 - Destination Tokyo
         1944 - Arsenic and Old Lace
         1946 - Night and Day
         1947 - The Bachelor and the Bobby-Soxer
         1948 - Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
         1959 - North By Northwest
         Play All
   Languages
      Spoken Languages: English
      Subtitles: Français
      Subtitles: English
      Subtitles: Español
      Subtitles: Off

Editorial Reviews

Although modern audiences may find many of the situations in Destination Tokyo rather clichéd, it's still a gripping submarine thriller. Tokyo is also a bit long, but the problem isn't that sections of the film drag; it's that it feels like the creators tried to get too much into the story. This isn't such a problem in the first half, where director Delmer Daves and writers Steve Fisher and Alfred Maltz spend time letting the audience get to know the large cast of characters and learn about life aboard a submarine. (Of course, this being Hollywood, the submarine is glamorized in terms of space, equipment, etc.) It does become a problem in the latter half of the film -- the "meat" of the picture -- when there are too many action sequences one right after the other. There are other glitches as well, such as the fact that some of the characters are a bit clichéd and that some of the timeline is seriously askew (although the latter will probably be recognized only be avid war historians). Many will find fault with the propagandistic aspects of the film, particularly a lengthy "letter home" sequence (which is apparently often deleted from many prints). Fortunately, Tokyo's cast helps to overcome these flaws, especially Cary Grant, who is aces as the man who holds both the submarine and the film together. He gets excellent support from John Garfield, Dane Clark, Alan Hale and Robert Hutton. And even with its faults, Tokyo manages to keep the viewer involved and engaged, even if he already knows the outcome.

All Movie Guide - Craig Butler