Released:
1957-04-29

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 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.

Director:
Kunio Watanabe

Runtime:
1h 53min

Genre:
History, War, Drama

• Cast:
• 
  Kanjūrō Arashi
  as
  Emperor Meiji
• 
  Kusuo Abe
  as
  Hirobumi Itō
• 
  Minoru Takada
  as
  Aritomo Yamagata
• 
  Shin Takemura
• 
  Susumu Fujita
  as
  Kaoru Inoue