Emperor Meiji and the Great Russo-Japanese War

The story

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 & crew

Kanjūrō ArashiEmperor Meiji

Kusuo AbeHirobumi Itō

Minoru TakadaAritomo Yamagata

Shin Takemura

Shin TakemuraCast

Susumu FujitaKaoru Inoue

Yōji Misaki

Yōji MisakiPrime Minister Katsura

Ureo EgawaNavy Minister Yamamoto

Tsunemi HiroseWar Minister Terauchi

Fumio Hara

Fumio HaraForeign Minister Komura

Hiroaki Kurahashi

Hiroaki KurahashiFinance Minister Sone

Jun Mihara

Jun MiharaCast

Eiichi Nobuo

Eiichi NobuoField Marshal Ōyama