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Battle of the Japan Sea

1969-08-01 War 2hr 8m

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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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.

  • Released
    1969-08-01
  • Revenue
    $960,000
  • Budget
    $973,000
  • Runtime
    2hr 8m
  • Genre
    War, History, Drama
  • Status
    Released
  • Language
    日本語
  • imdb-logo
    0
  • Production
    TOHO

Crew

Seiji Maruyama
Director
Toshio Yasumi
Writer
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer

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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
Ryūtarō Tatsumi

Ryūtarō Tatsumi

General Gonbei Yamamoto
Matsumoto Hakuō I

Matsumoto Hakuō I

The Emperor Meiji
Toshio Kurosawa

Toshio Kurosawa

Pfc. Maeyama
Makoto Satō

Makoto Satō

Gunnery Chief of Security
Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata

Staff Officer Tsunoda
Yoshio Tsuchiya

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Staff Officer Akiyama
Kenji Sahara

Kenji Sahara

Sub-Chief
Jun Tazaki

Jun Tazaki

Shimaji Hashiguchi
Takeshi Katō

Takeshi Katō

Chief of Staff Officer Kato
Keiji Higashiyama

Keiji Higashiyama

Dr. Fujimoto
Jun Funato

Jun Funato

Staff Officer Yamaoka
Eijirō Yanagi

Eijirō Yanagi

Hirofumi Ito
Gen Shimizu

Gen Shimizu

Narikawa
Ryuji Kita

Ryuji Kita

Kataoka
Kanta Mori

Kanta Mori

Chief of Staff Officer Ijichi
Shin Takioka

Shin Takioka

Kaoru Inoue
Takamaru Sasaki

Takamaru Sasaki

Consultant Kuki
Yoshio Inaba

Yoshio Inaba

Chief of Staff Officer Shimamura
Ken Mitsuda

Ken Mitsuda

Ariaki Yamagata
Ted Gunther

Ted Gunther

Shuriakusu
Jacob Shapiro

Jacob Shapiro

Informant
Harold Conway

Harold Conway

Captain John Campbell
Osman Yusuf

Osman Yusuf

Russian Officer
Peter Williams

Peter Williams

Admiral Nebagotov
Andrew Hughes

Andrew Hughes

Admiral Zinovy Rozhestvensky (General Commander of Baltic Fleet)

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A Review by watchman 6.5

Written by watchman on 2013-12-23

Seiji Maruyama’s sanitized docu-drama, retelling the Japanese conduct of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905, which culminated with Japan’s ... read more

Seiji Maruyama’s sanitized docu-drama, retelling the Japanese conduct of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905, which culminated with Japan’s stunning naval victory in the Tsushima Strait. Tsushima’s significance is practically mythic, amounting to a national symbol. From a director who has shown reverence for military values, you might expect a painstakingly conscientious propaganda film. That’s what you get here, complete with diagrams and explanatory narration. The emphasis is about equal between historic personalities and epic battles, both depicted with detachment and restraint, both almost bloodless by the standards of today. Confrontations are dignified, carnage is comparatively decorous. Toshiro Mifune and a debonair Tatsuya Nakadai stand out among a fine studio cast. Foreign actors playing Russians… well, less was expected of them. The unseen star is technical director Eiji Tsuburaya. At times you can all but smell the coal smoke from his model warships. The English subtitles are so flawed that they conclude with an apology. They’re still preferable to the English-language version incongruously dubbed by an American vocal cast.

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A Review by watchman

Seiji Maruyama’s sanitized docu-drama, retelling the Japanese conduct of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905, which culminated with Japan’s stunning naval victory in the Tsushima Strait. Tsushima’s significance is practically mythic, am...

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A Review by watchman 6.5

Written by watchman on 2013-12-23

Seiji Maruyama’s sanitized docu-drama, retelling the Japanese conduct of the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905, which culminated with Japan’s stunning naval victory in the Tsushima Strait. Tsushima’...

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