Gekido no showashi 'Gunbatsu' (1970)

Reporter Goro Arai covers the war for a Japanese newspaper. He follows the activities of Japan's top military leader, Hideki Tojo, and comes to view Tojo as a dangerous military tyrant. But... See full summary »

Director:

Hiromichi Horikawa

Writer:

Ryôzô Kasahara

Stars:

Keiju Kobayashi, Yûzô Kayama, Toshirô Mifune

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Keiju Kobayashi	...	Premier Hideki Tojo
Yûzô Kayama	...	Goro Arai
Toshirô Mifune	...	Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto
Sô Yamamura	...	Mitsumasa Yonai
Tatsuya Mihashi	...	Takijiro Onishi
Toshio Kurosawa	...	Kamikaze pilot
Goro Tarumi	...	Takei
Kenjirô Ishiyama
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sumio Takatsu

Storyline

Reporter Goro Arai covers the war for a Japanese newspaper. He follows the activities of Japan's top military leader, Hideki Tojo, and comes to view Tojo as a dangerous military tyrant. But anyone standing in Tojo's way is in danger, and so it proves for Arai.

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Plot Keywords:

world war two

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Genres:

Drama | War

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Details

Country:

Japan

Language:

Japanese

Release Date:

10 March 1971 (USA)

Also Known As:

Turning Point of Showa History: The Militarists

Company Credits

Production Co:

Toho Company

Technical Specs

Runtime:

134 min

Sound Mix:

3 Channel Stereo (Hyper Stereo Three-Dimensional Sound)

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

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