Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War - 1957

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.

113min
1957
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating6.9/10

Cast

Kanjūrō Arashi profile pictureKanjūrō ArashiEmperor Meiji
Kusuo Abe profile pictureKusuo AbeHirobumi Itō
Minoru Takada profile pictureMinoru TakadaAritomo Yamagata
Susumu Fujita profile pictureSusumu FujitaKaoru Inoue
Ureo Egawa profile pictureUreo EgawaNavy Minister Yamamoto
Tsunemi Hirose profile pictureTsunemi HiroseWar Minister Terauchi
Yôichi Numata profile pictureYôichi NumataVice-Admiral Ijuin
Jun Tazaki profile pictureJun TazakiVice-Admiral Tōgō
Yônosuke Toba profile pictureYônosuke TobaVice-Admiral Kamimura
Jūzaburō Akechi profile pictureJūzaburō AkechiCommander Akiyama
Ken Utsui profile pictureKen UtsuiLieutenant Commander Hirose
Hiroshi Hayashi profile pictureHiroshi HayashiGeneral Nogi
Tadao Takashima profile pictureTadao TakashimaYasusuke Nogi
Shoji Nakayama profile pictureShoji NakayamaMajor General Ijichi
Shuntarô Emi profile pictureShuntarô EmiLieutenant Commander Yamaoka
Tomisaburō Wakayama profile pictureTomisaburō WakayamaMajor Tachibana
Tetsurō Tamba profile pictureTetsurō TambaRear Admiral Shimamura

About Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War

Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War 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.

Runtime: 113min

Extra details

Original Title: 明治天皇と日露大戦争
Original Language: Japanese
Directed By: Kunio Watanabe
Production Companies
Shintoho Company