EMPEROR MEIJI AND THE GREAT RUSSO-JAPANESE WAR

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.

The Crew

Kanjūrō Arashi

Emperor Meiji

Kusuo Abe

Hirobumi Itō

Minoru Takada

Aritomo Yamagata

Shin Takemura

Susumu Fujita

Kaoru Inoue

Yōji Misaki

Prime Minister Katsura

Ureo Egawa

Navy Minister Yamamoto

Tsunemi Hirose

War Minister Terauchi

Fumio Hara

Foreign Minister Komura

Hiroaki Kurahashi

Finance Minister Sone