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Cast
Shigeru Amachi
as Lt. Commander Fushimi
Bunta Sugawara
as Lieutenant Matsumoto
Kinuko Obata
as Misako Akashi
Noriko Kitazawa
as Yukie Gorai
Toshio Hosokawa
as Lieutenant Ikegami
Keinosuke Wada
as Warrant Officer Gorai
Yōichi Numata
as Captain Hirano
Shinsuke Mikimoto
as Ensign Katsunuma
Jotaro Yuki
as Cast
Yōji Misaki
as Cast
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1960
Runtime1h 30m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresWar
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DirectorKiyoshi Komori
WritersMon Shichijo, Kozo Hayama
TypeFeature Film
RatingNot rated yet
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsEnigmatic Explosion of the Battleship Mutsu
About Enigmatic Explosion of the Battleship Mutsu
During the naval battle of Midway in WWII, the battleship Mutsu was in its home port in Japan. The ship's officers and crew were frustrated at not being able to take part in the fighting. They had been held back by orders from the Naval Ministry, but there was also a plot by saboteurs, who were trying to prevent the sailing of the Mutsu. Director Komori developed a suspenseful plot by including a fictional adaptation of the Russian spy Richard Sorge, who had been captured in Japan and subsequently executed. Komori brings a fictional Russian spy to the screen by portraying him as a military attaché at the German embassy. As Germany was an ally of Japan in WWII, a secret agent being a mole in the German embassy is a perfect cover. The interaction of the saboteurs and the officers and crew of the Mutsu make an exciting story.
Directed by Kiyoshi Komori, Enigmatic Explosion of the Battleship Mutsu leans on a strong ensemble — Shigeru Amachi, Bunta Sugawara, Kinuko Obata — 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 1960.
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