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Movie Info

Captain Cassidy (Cary Grant) is in charge of a submarine on a mission so secret even he doesn't know what it is until his ship departs San Francisco and he opens his sealed orders. His task -- to pick up a meteorologist (John Ridgely) and travel to the coast of Japan to gather weather information for the Doolittle Raid, the first air strike on Tokyo. Along the way they fight to elude detection from Japanese ships and eventually face off against an enemy aircraft carrier.

Genre:

war
Original Language:

English
Director:

Delmer Daves
Producer:

Jerry Wald
Writer:

Delmer Daves, Albert Maltz
Release Date (Streaming):

Jan 1, 2008
Runtime:

2h 15m
Production Co:

Warner Brothers/Seven Arts

Cast & Crew

Cary Grant
Capt. Cassidy

John Garfield
Wolf

Alan Hale
'Cookie' Wainwright

John Ridgely
Reserve Officer Raymond

Dane Clark
Tin Can

Warner Anderson
Andy

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Critic Reviews for Destination Tokyo

All Critics (5) | Fresh (4) | Rotten (1)

The cast is unbeatable. [Full review in Spanish]

September 13, 2019 | Full Review…

Don Q.
Cine-Mundial
Fine WWII propaganda rouser starring Grant and Garfield.

February 6, 2007 | Rating: 4/5

Steve Crum
Dispatch-Tribune Newspapers
An intelligent WWII propaganda film.

February 22, 2006 | Rating: B- | Full Review…

Dennis Schwartz
Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews
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July 17, 2005 | Rating: 4/5

Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com
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December 21, 2004 | Rating: 2/5

Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette

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Audience Reviews for Destination Tokyo

Feb 13, 2012

Even with Mr. Grant - campy and dull.

Jennifer D Super Reviewer
Sep 05, 2010

I'm not crazy about this movie, but I am crazy about Grant. He gives a good performance, and the movie has some intense scenes, but overall it was kind of boring.

Aj V Super Reviewer
Feb 17, 2010

A tension-filled trip on a U.S. submarine heading to bomb Japan in WWII. Cary Grant does a great job as the boat captain, leading John Garfield, Dane Clark and Alan Hale into the Sea of Japan, through nests of undersea mines and enemy ships. I found myself holding my breath during some of the more tense action. Is that's not enough to recommend it, I don't know what else it would take.

Cindy I Super Reviewer
Jun 23, 2009

This film starts up a little ho-hum, and the characters follow a goofball formula.Once they get their orders and have to go to Tokyo Bay for recon work the film really picks up.Cary Grant is great as usual as the sub captain and the rest of the crew find their barrings and become good characters after awhile. Some of the underwater footage looks good,but it's models in a small pool and at times looks too fake. I liked the story,but a few too many flashbacks.This movie was made during the war so it is patriotic and racist towards the Japanese,but all films made during this period were. Defiantly worth a watch,especially if your a Cary Grant fan.

cody f Super Reviewer