Alone Across the Pacific

A lone yacht meets The Old Man and the Sea. Kenichi Horie sails a 19-foot boat from Japan to California ignoring tradition and regulation. A 1960s survival testament driven by stubborn optimism.

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Kon Ichikawa directed Alone Across the Pacific in 1963. See Kon Ichikawa's full filmography, where to start with Kon Ichikawa, or where to go after you've seen everything by Kon Ichikawa.

Alone Across the Pacific was released in 1963 (JA original-language production), with a runtime of 97 minutes.