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Cast
Toshirō Mifune
as Admiral Heihachiro Togo
Tatsuya Nakadai
as Major Genjiro Akashi
Yūzō Kayama
as Cmdr. Hirose
Chishū Ryū
as General Maresuke Nogi
Susumu Fujita
as Uemura
Mitsuko Kusabue
as Mrs. Togo
Ryūtarō Tatsumi
as General Gonbei Yamamoto
Matsumoto Hakuō I
as The Emperor Meiji
Toshio Kurosawa
as Pfc. Maeyama
Yōko Tsukasa
as Cast
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1969
Runtime2h 08m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresWar, History, Drama
Votes9
DirectorSeiji Maruyama
WritersToshio Yasumi
TypeFeature Film
Rating6.4 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsBattle of the Japan Sea
About Battle of the Japan Sea
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, Battle of the Japan Sea leans on a strong ensemble — Toshirō Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yūzō Kayama — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about war titles of 1969.
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