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Coordinates: 32°54′32″N 132°15′00″E / 32.909°N 132.25°E / 32.909; 132.25
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The {{Nihongo|'''Bungo Channel'''|豊後水道|Bungo Suidō}} is a [[strait]] separating the [[Japan]]ese islands of [[Kyūshū]] and [[Shikoku]]. It connects the [[Pacific Ocean]] and [[Seto Inland Sea]].<ref>Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Bungo Kaikyō" in {{Google books|p2QnPijAEmEC|''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 91|page=91}}.</ref> The narrowest part of this channel is the [[Hōyo Strait]].
The {{Nihongo|'''Bungo Channel'''|豊後水道|Bungo Suidō}} is a [[strait]] separating the [[Japan]]ese islands of [[Kyūshū]] and [[Shikoku]]. It connects the [[Pacific Ocean]] and [[Seto Inland Sea]].<ref>[[Louis-Frédéric|Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric]]. (2005). [http://books.google.com/books?id=p2QnPijAEmEC&pg=PA9983&dq= "Bungo Kaikyō"] in ''Japan Encyclopedia'', p. 91.</ref> The narrowest part of this channel is the [[Hōyo Strait]].


In the [[Anglosphere|English-speaking world]], the Bungo Strait is most known for its role in the 1958 [[World War II]] [[submarine]] film ''[[Run Silent, Run Deep]]'' based upon best-selling 1955 novel by then-Commander [[Edward L. Beach, Jr.]].<ref>Sheffield, Richard. (2009). {{Google books|axdDd82UO3EC|''Subs on the Hunt: 40 of the Greatest WWII Submarine War Patrols,'' p. 24|page=24}}; Leeman, Sergio and Robert Wise. (1995). ''Robert Wise on his Films: from Editing Room to Director's Chair,'' p. 145.</ref>
In the [[Anglosphere|English-speaking world]], the Bungo Strait is most known for its role in the 1958 [[World War II]] [[submarine]] film ''[[Run Silent, Run Deep]]'' based upon best-selling 1955 novel by then-Commander [[Edward L. Beach, Jr.]].<ref>Sheffield, Richard. (2009). {{Google books|axdDd82UO3EC|''Subs on the Hunt: 40 of the Greatest WWII Submarine War Patrols,'' p. 24|page=24}}; Leeman, Sergio and Robert Wise. (1995). ''Robert Wise on his Films: from Editing Room to Director's Chair,'' p. 145.</ref>

Revision as of 15:00, 18 October 2012

The Bungo Channel (豊後水道, Bungo Suidō) is a strait separating the Japanese islands of Kyūshū and Shikoku. It connects the Pacific Ocean and Seto Inland Sea.[1] The narrowest part of this channel is the Hōyo Strait.

In the English-speaking world, the Bungo Strait is most known for its role in the 1958 World War II submarine film Run Silent, Run Deep based upon best-selling 1955 novel by then-Commander Edward L. Beach, Jr..[2]

32°54′32″N 132°15′00″E / 32.909°N 132.25°E / 32.909; 132.25

Notes

  1. ^ Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Bungo Kaikyō" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 91.
  2. ^ Sheffield, Richard. (2009). Subs on the Hunt: 40 of the Greatest WWII Submarine War Patrols, p. 24, p. 24, at Google Books; Leeman, Sergio and Robert Wise. (1995). Robert Wise on his Films: from Editing Room to Director's Chair, p. 145.

References

  • Leeman, Sergio and Robert Wise. (1995). Robert Wise on his Films: from Editing Room to Director's Chair. Los Angeles: Silman-James. 10-ISBN 187950524X/13-ISBN 9781879505247; OCLC 243829638
  • Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric and Käthe Roth. (2005). Japan encyclopedia. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. 10-ISBN 0-674-01753-6; 13-ISBN 978-0-674-01753-5; OCLC 58053128
  • Sheffield, Richard. (2009). Subs on the Hunt: 40 of the Greatest WWII Submarine War Patrols. Atlanta: Fox Publishing. 13-ISBN 9781442169388/10-ISBN 1442169389; OCLC 652102659