Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War (1957)
History
War
Drama
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
Emperor Meiji
Hirobumi Itō
Field Marshal Ōyama
General Kodama
Major General Nagaoka
Admiral Itō
Vice-Admiral Ijuin
Vice-Admiral Tōgō
Vice-Admiral Kamimura
Rear Admiral Uryū
Aritomo Yamagata
Rear Admiral Katō
Commander Akiyama
Fleet staff officer
Fleet staff officer
Navy Minister's aide
Commander Arima
Lieutenant Commander Hirose
Private First Class Sugino
Captain Narukawa
Captain of the Mikasa
First Officer of the Mikasa
Squad Leader on the Mikasa
Gunnery Sergeant on the Mikasa
Gunner on the Mikasa
Navigator on the Mikasa
General Nogi
Yasusuke Nogi
Major General Ijichi
Kaoru Inoue
Lieutenant Commander Yamaoka
Lieutenant Commander Yoshioka
Major Tachibana
Prime Minister Katsura
Dr. Tomizu
Dr. Onozuka
Navy Minister Yamamoto
Rear Admiral Shimamura
War Minister Terauchi
Foreign Minister Komura
Finance Minister Sone
Crew
Director
Executive Producer
Art Direction
Original Music Composer
Screenplay
Director of Photography
Art Direction