

Battle of the Japan Sea
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.
Movie Details
Budget
$973K
$973,000
Revenue
$960K
$960,000
Languages
Japanese
Studio
TOHO
Key Crew

Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer

Toshio Yasumi
Writer
Cast

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

Akihiko Hirata
Staff Officer Tsunoda

Yoshio Tsuchiya
Staff Officer Akiyama

Kenji Sahara
Sub-Chief

Yoshibumi Tajima
Ijichi

Hiroshi Koizumi
Kurino

Jun Tazaki
Shimaji Hashiguchi

Takeshi Katō
Chief of Staff Officer Kato
Atsushi Higashiyama
Sugino