---
title: 'First Yank into Tokyo (1945)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Gordon Douglas'
released: '1945-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 82
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/first-yank-into-tokyo-1945'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037701/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# First Yank into Tokyo (1945)

1945 · 82 min · Drama · United States


## Synopsis

First Yank into Tokyo is a 1945 American war film directed by Gordon Douglas for RKO Radio Pictures, starring Tom Neal, Keye Luke, Barbara Hale, and Richard Loo. It was one of the last American films to be produced during World War II, released only a little over a month after the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the official surrender of Japan. Notably, it's also the first-ever film to feature or reference the atomic bombings.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Gordon Douglas](https://cinepixo.com/people/gordon-douglas)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Leigh Harline](https://cinepixo.com/people/leigh-harline)
- **Producer:** [J. Robert Bren](https://cinepixo.com/people/j-robert-bren)
- **Director of Photography:** [Harry J. Wild](https://cinepixo.com/people/harry-j-wild)

## Cast

- [Tom Neal](https://cinepixo.com/people/tom-neal)
- [Keye Luke](https://cinepixo.com/people/keye-luke)

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