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Battle of the Japan Sea
6.4 / 10• 1969• 2h 8m•NR• Japanese
WarHistoryDrama
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Toshirō Mifune
Admiral Heihachiro Togo
Lead
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
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Seiji Maruyama's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Battle of the Japan Sea is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
