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Battle of the Japan Sea

Battle of the Japan Sea

19696.02h 8m

Overview

Japan and Russia clash in what comes to be known as the Russo-Japanese War. An attempt by the Japanese fleet and army to take Port Arthur fails, and a Russian fleet bears down on the Sea of Japan. Admiral Heihachiro Togo sends his fleet to confront the Russians, with results which stun both nations. Meanwhile, Major Genjiro Akashi makes secret negotiations with the Bolshevik revolutionaries in Russia, negotiations that have repercussions far beyond the conflict at hand.

Directed by Seiji Maruyama
Written by Toshio Yasumi
Produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka
Box OfficeBudget: $973KRevenue: $960K

Top Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Admiral Heihachiro Togo

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Major Genjiro Akashi

Yūzō Kayama

Yūzō Kayama

Cmdr. Hirose

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

General Maresuke Nogi

Susumu Fujita

Susumu Fujita

Uemura

Mitsuko Kusabue

Mitsuko Kusabue

Mrs. Togo

Ryūtarō Tatsumi

Ryūtarō Tatsumi

General Gonbei Yamamoto

Matsumoto Hakuō I

Matsumoto Hakuō I

The Emperor Meiji

Toshio Kurosawa

Toshio Kurosawa

Pfc. Maeyama

Yōko Tsukasa

Yōko Tsukasa

Themes & Keywords

japanmanchurianaval combatrussian historyimperial japan1900srusso-japanese warhistory of japanport arthur

About Battle of the Japan Sea

Battle of the Japan Sea is a war, history, drama film released in 1969 exploring themes of japan, manchuria, naval combat, russian history, imperial japan, 1900s. Directed by Seiji Maruyama, it stars Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yūzō Kayama. Japan and Russia clash in what comes to be known as the Russo-Japanese War. An attempt by the Japanese fleet and army to take Port Arthur fails, and a Russian fleet bears down on the Sea of Japan. Admiral Heihachiro Togo sends his fleet to confront the Russians, with results which stun both nations. Meanwhile, Major Genjiro Akashi makes secret negotiations with the Bolshevik revolutionaries in Russia, negotiations that have repercussions far beyond the conflict at hand.

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