Prisoner of Japan

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Prisoner of Japan

"An Expose of the Jap Menace!"

1942

1h 4m

5.0(4 votes)

War

Overview

An American astronomer living on a Pacific island attempts to thwart the Japanese during WWII.

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8 members

Acting

Alan Baxter

David Bowman

Acting

Gertrude Michael

Toni Chase

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Ernst Deutsch

Matsuru

Acting

Corinna Mura

Loti

Acting

Tom Seidel

Ensign Bailey

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Billy Moya

Maui

No Image

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Ray Bennett

Lieutenant Morgan

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Dave O'Brien

U. S. Marine

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