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Blood on the Sun

- Having a wonderful time In Tokyo!

Nick Condon, an American journalist in 20s Tokyo, publishes the Japanese master plan for world domination. Reaction from the understandably upset Japanese provides the action, but this is overshadowed by the propaganda of the time.

Release Date : 1945-04-26

Language :EnglishJapanese

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : William Cagney ProductionsUnited Artists

Production Country : United States of America

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : Nick Condon

Original Name : James Cagney

Gender : Male

Character Name : Iris Hilliard

Original Name : Sylvia Sidney

Gender : Female

Character Name : Arthur Bickett

Original Name : Porter Hall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Premier Gilchi Tanaka

Original Name : John Emery

Gender : Male

Character Name : Col Hideki Tojo

Original Name : Robert Armstrong

Gender : Male

Character Name : Ollie Miller

Original Name : Wallace Ford

Gender : Male

Character Name : Edith Miller

Original Name : Rosemary DeCamp

Gender : Female

Character Name : Capt. Oshima

Original Name : John Halloran

Gender : Male

Character Name : Hijikata

Original Name : Leonard Strong

Gender : Male

Character Name : Charley Sprague

Original Name : James Bell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Yamada

Original Name : Marvin Miller

Gender : Male

Character Name : Joseph Cassell

Original Name : Rhys Williams

Gender : Male

Character Name : Prince Tatsugi

Original Name : Frank Puglia

Gender : Male

Character Name : Amah

Original Name : Grace Lem

Gender : Female

Character Name : Bar Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Sam Harris

Gender : Male

Character Name : Bar Patron (uncredited)

Original Name : Harold Miller

Gender : Male

Reviews

CinemaSerf

@Geronimo1967

2022-07-01

James Cagney is a journalist in pre-war Tokyo who gets embroiled in a tussle between the forces of Imperial aggression led by John Emery ("Tanaka") and those of peaceful conciliation headed by "Prince Tatsugu" (Frank Puglia). When the expansionists realise that Cagney is not going to play along - after bribery/threats and blackmail all fail to convince him; his very life is soon in peril - made worse once he is given a letter from the Prince that his opponents need back at all costs. Made at the end of WWII, it is a pretty obvious slice of propaganda, though it is tempered by some respect for the decent Japanese who did not want war, and it reflects their sense of "honour" in quite an interesting fashion - is it to the glory of the ancestors or just glorified cowardice? Cagney carries this pretty much single handedly. Marvin Miller is quite menacing as the dastardly "Yamada" too, but Sylvia Sidney as the plotting "Iris" doesn't remotely carry off her task as a scheming double-dealer and Rhys Williams ought to have stuck to his more jovial roles - he never could carry off meatier parts. The budget went on the star, the technical aspects of this leave quite a bit to be desired. It's a straight-up goodies v baddies film and nothing more complex than that...