Meiji tennō to Nichiro daisensō_
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.
Starring
Kanjūrō Arashi, Kusuo Abe, Minoru Takada
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
Meiji tennō to Nichiro daisensō was released 69 years ago in 1957.
Overview
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...
Meiji tennō to Nichiro daisensō is a History, War, Drama film with a runtime of 1h 53m.
CAST (20)
Kanjūrō Arashi
Emperor Meiji
Kusuo Abe
Hirobumi Itō
Minoru Takada
Aritomo Yamagata
ST
Shin Takemura
Susumu Fujita
Kaoru Inoue
YM
Yōji Misaki
Prime Minister Katsura
Ureo Egawa
Navy Minister Yamamoto
Tsunemi Hirose
War Minister Terauchi
FH
Fumio Hara
Foreign Minister Komura
HK
Hiroaki Kurahashi
Finance Minister Sone
JM
Jun Mihara
EN
Eiichi Nobuo
Field Marshal Ōyama
AS
Arata Shibata
General Kodama
KH
Koji Hirose
Major General Nagaoka
AN
Akira Nakamura
Admiral Itō
Yōichi Numata
Vice-Admiral Ijuin
Toshio Hosokawa
Jun Tazaki
Vice-Admiral Tōgō
Yōnosuke Toba
Vice-Admiral Kamimura
MN
Mikio Namino
Rear Admiral Uryū
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What is Meiji tennō to Nichiro daisensō about?
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.
How long is Meiji tennō to Nichiro daisensō?
Meiji tennō to Nichiro daisensō has a runtime of 113 minutes (1h 53m).
Who stars in Meiji tennō to Nichiro daisensō?
The cast of Meiji tennō to Nichiro daisensō includes Kanjūrō Arashi, Kusuo Abe, Minoru Takada, Shin Takemura, Susumu Fujita.
GENRES (3)
History
War
Drama
