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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.

Release Date : 1969-08-01

Language :Japanese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : TOHO

Production Country : Japan

Alternative Titles : Battle of the Japan SeaBattle in the Sea of JapanGreat Battle of the Japan Sea

Cast

Character Name : Admiral Heihachiro Togo

Original Name : 三船敏郎

Gender : Male

Character Name : Major Genjiro Akashi

Original Name : 仲代達矢

Gender : Male

Character Name : Cmdr. Hirose

Original Name : 加山雄三

Gender : Male

Character Name : General Maresuke Nogi

Original Name : 笠智衆

Gender : Male

Character Name : Uemura

Original Name : 藤田進

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Togo

Original Name : 草笛光子

Gender : Female

Character Name : General Gonbei Yamamoto

Original Name : 辰巳柳太郎

Gender : Male

Character Name : The Emperor Meiji

Original Name : 松本白鸚

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pfc. Maeyama

Original Name : 黒沢年雄

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : 司葉子

Gender : Female

Character Name : Matsui

Original Name : 久保明

Gender : Male

Character Name : Gunnery Chief of Security

Original Name : 佐藤允

Gender : Male

Character Name : Staff Officer Tsunoda

Original Name : 平田昭彦

Gender : Male

Character Name : Staff Officer Akiyama

Original Name : 土屋嘉男

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sub-Chief

Original Name : 佐原健二

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ijichi

Original Name : 田島義文

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kurino

Original Name : 小泉博

Gender : Male

Character Name : Shimaji Hashiguchi

Original Name : 田崎潤

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chief of Staff Officer Kato

Original Name : 加藤武

Gender : Male

Character Name : Sugino

Original Name : Atsushi Higashiyama

Gender : Male

Character Name : Dr. Fujimoto

Original Name : Keiji Higashiyama

Gender : Male

Character Name : Matsu

Original Name : 松山政路

Gender : Male

Character Name : Staff Officer Yamaoka

Original Name : 船戸順

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hirofumi Ito

Original Name : 柳永二郎

Gender : Male

Character Name : Tozuka

Original Name : 清水将夫

Gender : Male

Character Name : Suchi

Original Name : Toru Yasube

Gender : Male

Character Name : Narikawa

Original Name : 清水元

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kataoka

Original Name : 北竜二

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chief of Staff Officer Ijichi

Original Name : 森幹太

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nagata

Original Name : Toshiyuki Takahashi

Gender : Male

Character Name : Kaoru Inoue

Original Name : Shin Takioka

Gender : Male

Character Name : Consultant Kuki

Original Name : 佐々木孝丸

Gender : Male

Character Name : Chief of Staff Officer Shimamura

Original Name : 稲葉義男

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ariaki Yamagata

Original Name : 三津田健

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : 佐田豊

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : 鈴木和夫

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : 大前亘

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : 当銀長太郎

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : 久野征四郎

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : 岡豊

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : 本間文子

Gender : Female

Character Name : Shuriakusu

Original Name : Ted Gunther

Gender : Male

Character Name : Informant

Original Name : Jacob Shapiro

Gender : Male

Character Name : Captain John Campbell

Original Name : Harold Conway

Gender : Male

Character Name : Soldier

Original Name : Hans Horneff

Gender : Male

Character Name : Russian Officer

Original Name : オスマン・ユセフ

Gender : Male

Character Name : Admiral Nebagotov

Original Name : Peter Williams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Admiral Zinovy Rozhestvensky (General Commander of Baltic Fleet)

Original Name : Andrew Hughes

Gender : Male

Character Name :

Original Name : Itaru Ose

Gender : Male

Reviews

watchman

@watchman

2021-06-23

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’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.