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Battle of the Japan Sea (1969)

August 1, 1969 (JP) War, History, Drama • 128m

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.

Director

Seiji Maruyama

Writer

Toshio Yasumi

Top Billed

Toshirō Mifune

Keywords

Top Billed 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

Jun Tazaki
Jun Tazaki

Shimaji Hashiguchi

Takeshi Katō
Takeshi Katō

Chief of Staff Officer Kato

Jun Funato
Jun Funato

Staff Officer Yamaoka

Eijirō Yanagi
Eijirō Yanagi

Hirofumi Ito

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

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)

Crew
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Tomoyuki Tanaka

Production Director

Hiroshi Murai
Hiroshi Murai

Cinematography

Takeo Kita
Takeo Kita

Production Design

Masaru Satō
Masaru Satō

Original Music Composer



Reviews

watchman

⭐ 6.5/10

December 23, 2013

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 ex… read the rest.

Status

Released

Original Language

JA

Budget

$973,000

Revenue

$960,000

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