Battle of the Japan Sea

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.

CAST

Toshirō MifuneAdmiral Heihachiro Togo

Tatsuya NakadaiMajor Genjiro Akashi

Yūzō KayamaCmdr. Hirose

Chishū RyūGeneral Maresuke Nogi

Susumu FujitaUemura

Mitsuko KusabueMrs. Togo

Ryūtarō TatsumiGeneral Gonbei Yamamoto

Matsumoto Hakuō IThe Emperor Meiji

Toshio KurosawaPfc. Maeyama

Yōko Tsukasa

Akira KuboMatsui

Makoto SatōGunnery Chief of Security

Akihiko HirataStaff Officer Tsunoda

Yoshio TsuchiyaStaff Officer Akiyama

Kenji SaharaSub-Chief