Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War
1957 · 1h 53m · N/A
Drama, History, War
Directed by
Kunio Watanabe
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.
Director and cast
- Kunio Watanabe Director
- Kanjūrō Arashi as Emperor Meiji
- Kusuo Abe as Hirobumi Itō
- Minoru Takada as Aritomo Yamagata
- Shin Takemura Cast
- Susumu Fujita as Kaoru Inoue
- Yōji Misaki as Prime Minister Katsura
- Ureo Egawa as Navy Minister Yamamoto
- Tsunemi Hirose as War Minister Terauchi
- Fumio Hara as Foreign Minister Komura
- Hiroaki Kurahashi as Finance Minister Sone
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