Battle of the Japan Sea
movie
Released August 01, 1969
Overview
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
Toshirō Mifune
as
Admiral Heihachiro Togo
Tatsuya Nakadai
as
Major Genjiro Akashi
Yūzō Kayama
as
Cmdr. Hirose
Chishū Ryū
as
General Maresuke Nogi
Susumu Fujita
as
Uemura
Mitsuko Kusabue
as
Mrs. Togo
Ryūtarō Tatsumi
as
General Gonbei Yamamoto
Matsumoto Hakuō I
as
The Emperor Meiji
Toshio Kurosawa
as
Pfc. Maeyama
Yōko Tsukasa
Akira Kubo
as
Matsui
Makoto Satō
as
Gunnery Chief of Security
