Battle of the Japan Sea

Battle of the Japan Sea

1969 · 128 min · ★ 6.4 · War, History, Drama

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.

Directed by Seiji Maruyama · Written by Toshio Yasumi

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Toshirō Mifune Admiral Heihachiro Togo
Tatsuya Nakadai Major Genjiro Akashi
Yūzō Kayama Cmdr. Hirose
Chishū Ryū General Maresuke Nogi
Susumu Fujita Uemura
Mitsuko Kusabue Mrs. Togo
Ryūtarō Tatsumi General Gonbei Yamamoto
Matsumoto Hakuō I The Emperor Meiji
Toshio Kurosawa Pfc. Maeyama
Yōko Tsukasa
Akira Kubo Matsui
Makoto Satō Gunnery Chief of Security

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