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Summary
Four young boys find a shipwrecked Japanese sailor during World War II and struggle with the decision to save him.
Good for
- Date night
- Family movie night
- Friends night
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 62GoodWatch 63
IMDb6.3
Audience score61%
Running time
1 h 30 min
Shorter than most dramas, −19 min on the typical 109
typical 10990Half of all dramas run 98–125 min.
Reach
Streams in 131 countries
+121Released
1999
April 5, 1999
27 years ago
Genres
DramaFamilyWarLanguage
English
Original language
Made in
- United States
Rated
- PGUnited States
Yes: it's rated PG in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for kids.
What's in it
- ViolenceMild
- Gore, disturbing imagesLittle or none
- Frightening scenesMild
- Sex, nudityLittle or none
- Dark themesMild
Levels from the title analysis.
Viewing guide
AdultsDate NightFamily Movie NightFriends NightIntergenerationalKidsPartner WatchPublic Viewing SafeSolo WatchTeensBackground WatchComfort WatchDrop-in FriendlyPure Escapism
and 12 more21 people
- Haley Joel OsmentPeewee Clayton
- Pat MoritaAbe Tanaka
- Trevor MorganDuke Cooper
- Pam DawberBarbara Cooper
- Mark HarmonJohn Cooper
- Yuji OkumotoMatsuo Yomma
- RTRichard Taylor OlsonTyler Walker
- YTYuki TokuhiroWilly Tanaka
- Diana TanakaKimiko Tanaka
- Paul DooleyEarl Schimmel
Ken KenseiCommander Tashima
Troy EvansChief Harrigan
Jay IngramFBI Savage
Christopher KriesaFBI Reeve
Eugene OsmentDeputy
David MillbernMr. Walker- MMMatthew McCurleyChester
- ACAriel ClarkFreddy Clark
- BWBill WileyTrain Engineer
Robert DickmanOfficer Bennett- FCFredy CorreaOrtiz
Directing · 1
- Bob Clark Director
Writing · 1
- Mark Sanderson Writer
Production · 9
- Beau Rogers Executive Producer
- David Forrest Executive Producer
- Stephen P. Jarchow Executive Producer
- Paul Colichman Producer
- Mark R. Harris Producer
- Sam Irvin Co-Executive Producer
Camera · 1
- Stephen M. Katz Director of Photography
Sound · 1
- Paul Zaza Original Music Composer
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