Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War
movie

Released April 29, 1957
Overview
Meiji Tenno portrays the buildup to the Russo-Japan War. In addition to showing the political events that led to war, it also shows the era from the story of a farm family in rural Japan that sends their son off to war. As such, it could be considered an anti-war movie, showing how, while war is devised by governments, the people do not really understand what war is, and its combatants often do not know what they are fighting for.
Cast

Kanjūrō Arashi
as
Emperor Meiji

Kusuo Abe
as
Hirobumi Itō

Minoru Takada
as
Aritomo Yamagata
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Shin Takemura

Susumu Fujita
as
Kaoru Inoue
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Yōji Misaki
as
Prime Minister Katsura

Ureo Egawa
as
Navy Minister Yamamoto

Tsunemi Hirose
as
War Minister Terauchi
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Fumio Hara
as
Foreign Minister Komura
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Hiroaki Kurahashi
as
Finance Minister Sone
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Jun Mihara
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Eiichi Nobuo
as
Field Marshal Ōyama
