Film

Emperor Meiji and General Nogi

1959 · 1h 44m · War · History · Drama

In January 1904, the situation between Japan and Russia had grown tense. The Emperor Meiji is deeply concerned, for Russia has started to build an invincible fortress at Port Arthur, and the relations between two countries have become strained to breaking point. General Nogi has retired to the first reserve and is now a gentleman farmer, but he is prepared for sudden mobilization. Finally, Japan declares war against Russia and Emperor Meiji appoints General Nogi as the commander of the force to attack Port Arthur. However, in spite of several all-out attacks, the fortress is strong and the casualties increase among the Japanese. Because of these reverses, there are loud cries for a change in command. However, the Emperor places his confidence in General Nogi.

Kanjūrō Arashi

Emperor Meiji

Miyuki Takakura

Empress Shôken

Hiroshi Hayashi

General Nogi Maresuke

Hikosaburo Kataoka

Katsunori, Nogi's first son

Keinosuke Wada

Sachiko Murase

Shizuko

Toshiaki Konoe

Yōichi Numata

General Kodama Gentarô

Shuntarō Emi

Shinsuke Mikimoto

• Kiyoshi KomoriDirector
• Kennosuke TateokaScreenplay
• Mitsugi OkuraExecutive Producer
• Kagai OkadoDirector of Photography
• Hideo OzawaOriginal Music Composer
• Hanzaburo KanekoEditor

Release date

November 1, 1959

Status

Released

Original language

Japanese

Runtime

1h 44m

Genres

War, History, Drama

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