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Context Film / HellInThePacific

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6	[[caption-width-right:300:''[[{{Tagline}} "Two wartime enemies with one chance for survival ... each other."]]'']]
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8	In the intense backdrop of UsefulNotes/WorldWarII, this 1968 war adventure film, directed by Creator/JohnBoorman, unfolds a gripping tale of survival on a remote Pacific island. Japanese naval officer Captain Tsuruhiko Kuroda, played by the iconic Creator/ToshiroMifune, finds himself stranded alongside a brash American pilot, portrayed by Creator/LeeMarvin. Initially locked in a battle of wills, the two adversaries must transcend their animosity as they confront the harsh realities of starvation, dehydration, and exhaustion. Their unlikely alliance becomes a testament to the resilience of the human spirit amidst the [[WarIsHell chaos of war]].
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10	!!The film contains these tropes:
11	* BloodFromTheMouth: Happens to Kuroda after the American stabs him from behind in an IndulgentFantasySegue.
12	* ClothingDamage: Both men have several articles of clothing ruined during the film, with the American having a pair of khakis reduced to a loincloth.
13	* DesertedIsland: The majority of the film is set on an uninhabited island, and the final act takes place on another island with a bombed-out Japanese medical base.
14	* EnemyMine: The American and Kuroda are enemies of war. But when it comes to surviving on an island? Teamwork!
15	* EverybodyDiesEnding: At the end of the movie, [[spoiler:the American soldier and the Japanese soldier seem to be about to turn on each other... and then a bomb kills them]].
16	* ExcrementStatement: At one point, the American disdainfully urinates on Kuroda.
17	* IndulgentFantasySegue: Upon meeting, each man imagines being killed by the other before deciding against fighting at all.
18	* LanguageBarrier: The American and Kuroda manage to overcome this to build and operate a raft together.
19	* MinimalistCast: The film only stars 2 actors. What did you expect?
20	* NoNameGiven: The American pilot's name is never stated in the movie or the ending credits.
21	* RatedMForManly: As a war film, two men surviving on an island and fighting each other is just too manly!
22	* RealityHasNoSubtitles: Kuroda's dialogue goes untranslated in the film (unless you manually activate the subtitles on the Blu-Ray).
23	* {{Robinsonade}}: The two leads are marooned on an island in World War II. Neither understand the other's language, and after a period of hostility, work together to survive and escape the island.
24	* TranslationByVolume: The American gets increasingly agitated during his final conversation with Kuroda, and attempts translation via yelling, spelling and repetition.
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Context Film / HellInThePacific