The Highest Honour
| The Highest Honour | |
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| Directed by | Peter Maxwell Seiji Maruyama |
| Written by | Lee Robinson Katsuya Susaki |
| Based on | book by Yuzuru Shinozaki |
| Produced by | Lee Robinson executive John McCallum |
| Starring | John Howard Steve Bisley |
| Cinematography | John McLean |
| Music by | Eric Jupp |
Production company | Southern International Films |
| Distributed by | Seven Network (AUS) Toho (Japan) |
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Running time | 96 mins(US) 108 mins (AUS) 143 mins (Japan) |
| Countries | Australia Japan |
| Languages | English Japanese |
| Budget | over A$5 million |
The Highest Honour is a 1982 Australian/Japanese co-production about Operation Jaywick and Operation Rimau by Z Special Unit during World War II.
The same story inspired the TV mini-series Heroes (1988) and Heroes II: The Return (1991).