Battle of the Japan Sea

Plot Summary

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.

Top Cast

Toshirō Mifune Admiral Heihachiro Togo

Tatsuya Nakadai Major Genjiro Akashi

Yūzō Kayama Cmdr. Hirose

Chishū Ryū General Maresuke Nogi

Susumu Fujita Uemura