Emperor & Empress Meiji and the Sino-Japanese War

1958 2h 1m JA

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Synopsis

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“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Kanjūrō Arashi
Emperor Meiji
Miyuki Takakura
Empress Shôken
Kusuo Abe
Prime Minister Ito
Shinjirō Asano
Foreign Minister Mutsu
Minoru Takada
War Minister Yamagata
Ureo Egawa
Navy Minister Saigo
Yōnosuke Toba
Masayoshi Matsukata
Tetsuro Tamba
Keisuke Otori

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Kyōtarō Namiki
Writers: Mitsugi Okura, Kennosuke Tateoka
Languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan

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ERA

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68 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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CINEMA

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Part of the "Emperor Meiji Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Kyōtarō Namiki, shot by Shin Yamanaka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Yoshi Eguchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Toshio Goto shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Kanjūrō Arashi and Miyuki Takakura and Kusuo Abe carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7962676 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Kyōtarō Namiki directs. Shin Yamanaka behind the camera. Yoshi Eguchi scores. Toshio Goto cuts. Produced in Japan. Dialogue in Japanese.

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168 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
2Part of the "Emperor Meiji Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Directed by Kyōtarō Namiki, shot by Shin Yamanaka. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Yoshi Eguchi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Toshio Goto shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Kanjūrō Arashi and Miyuki Takakura and Kusuo Abe carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt7962676 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.