Prisoner of Japan
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Arthur Ripley
Screenplay by	Robert Chapin Arthur Ripley
Story by	Edgar G. Ulmer
Produced by	Seymour Nebenzal
Starring	Alan Baxter Gertrude Michael Ernst Deutsch Corinna Mura Tom Seidel Billy Moya
Cinematography	Jack Greenhalgh
Edited by	Holbrook N. Todd
Music by	Leo Erdody
Production companies	Atlantis Pictures Producers Releasing Corporation
Distributed by	Producers Releasing Corporationn
Release date	July 22, 1942 (1942-07-22)
Running time	64 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Prisoner of Japan is a 1942 American drama film directed by Arthur Ripley and written by Robert Chapin and Arthur Ripley. The film stars Alan Baxter, Gertrude Michael, Ernst Deutsch, Corinna Mura, Tom Seidel and Billy Moya. The film was released on July 22, 1942, by Producers Releasing Corporation.^[1][2][3]

Plot

On a small tropical island in the South Pacific, David Bowman, a young American planter, finds himself pitted against a ruthless Japanese agent, Matsuru. Through Toni Chase, an American girl who runs a dance resort on the island, he learns that Matsuru has established a powerful and hidden short-wave radio station near his home. American ships have been attacked in that part of the Pacific with deadly effect.

Cast

• Alan Baxter as David Bowman
• Gertrude Michael as Toni Chase
• Ernst Deutsch as Matsuru
• Corinna Mura as Loti
• Tom Seidel as Ens. Bailey
• Billy Moya as Maui
• Ray Bennett as Lt. Morgan
• Dave O'Brien as U.S. Marine
• Ann Staunton as Edie
• Beal Wong as Japanese Radio Operator
• Gil Frye as U.S. Radio Operator
• Kent Thurber as Cmdr. McDonald