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Cast
Kanjūrō Arashi
as Emperor Meiji
Kusuo Abe
as Hirobumi Itō
Minoru Takada
as Aritomo Yamagata
Shin Takemura
as Cast
Susumu Fujita
as Kaoru Inoue
Yōji Misaki
as Prime Minister Katsura
Ureo Egawa
as Navy Minister Yamamoto
Tsunemi Hirose
as War Minister Terauchi
Fumio Hara
as Foreign Minister Komura
Hiroaki Kurahashi
as Finance Minister Sone
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1957
Runtime1h 53m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresHistory, War, Drama
Votes1
DirectorKunio Watanabe
WritersKunio Watanabe
TypeFeature Film
Rating8.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsEmperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War
About Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War
Meiji Tenno portrays the buildup to the Russo-Japan War. In addition to showing the political events that led to war, it also shows the era from the story of a farm family in rural Japan that sends their son off to war. As such, it could be considered an anti-war movie, showing how, while war is devised by governments, the people do not really understand what war is, and its combatants often do not know what they are fighting for.
Directed by Kunio Watanabe, Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War leans on a strong ensemble — Kanjūrō Arashi, Kusuo Abe, Minoru Takada — 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 history titles of 1957.
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