BATTLE IN THE SEA OF JAPAN
Directed by : Seiji Maruyama
Starring : Toshiro Mifune, Tatsuya Nakadai, Yuzo Kayama
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.
Remastered
1969 Color Anamorphic Widescreen
Japanese with English subtitles
|