Battle of the Japan Sea 1969
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.
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.
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Full Cast & Crew... Admiral Heihachiro Togo
... Major Genjiro Akashi
... Cmdr. Hirose
... General Maresuke Nogi
... Uemura
... Mrs. Togo
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See All 1 Reviews23 Jun 2021 by watchman
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.
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Release Date:
Aug 01, 1969 (Japan)
Run Time:
2hr 8`
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Original Language:
Japanese
Production Countries:
Japan
Status:
Released
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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.
Cast & Crew of
Battle of the Japan Sea - Battle of the Japan Sea
Directors & Credit Writers
... Director
Cast
... Admiral Heihachiro Togo
... Major Genjiro Akashi
... Cmdr. Hirose
... General Maresuke Nogi
... Uemura
... Mrs. Togo
... General Gonbei Yamamoto
... The Emperor Meiji
... Pfc. Maeyama
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... Matsui
... Gunnery Chief of Security
... Staff Officer Tsunoda
... Staff Officer Akiyama
... Sub-Chief
... Ijichi
... Kurino
... Shimaji Hashiguchi
... Chief of Staff Officer Kato
... Sugino
Produced By
... Producer