For nearly 300 years, Japan had been hermetically sealed to the outside world. When, in that pivotal year of 1854, the American Admiral Perry took the direct approach that the Dutch had been unwilling to take, the ruling Shogun knew that the dynasty was over. As the shogun began to open up to the outside world, the Sonno Joi movement called for this to be reversed...
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Denjirō Ōkōchi
Known for
Sanshiro Sugata
The Men Who Tread on the Tiger's Tail
Tamitaro Onoe
Known for
The Story of the Last Chrysanthemum
Denjirô Ôkôchi
Tomiyasu Ikeda
Haruko Sawamura
Also in
Souls on the Road
Gerou
Kaichi Yamamoto
Tokugawa Nariaki
Also in
Zoku Mito Kōmon
Earth
Jūrō Tanizaki
Also in
Samurai Town Story Part I
Beheading Place
Tokihiko Okada
Also in
Tokyo Chorus
That Night's Wife
Takeo Katsura
Also in
Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue
Yaji and Kita: The Battle of Toba Fushimi
Kōichi Katsuragi
Also in
Chikamatsu Monogatari
The Temple of Wild Geese
Shirō Niizuma
Also in
With a Single Sword Bale
Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue
Tomiyasu Ikeda Director
First release October 1, 1927 · Produced in Japan · Original title 建国史 尊王攘夷
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Japan
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Original title
建国史 尊王攘夷
Original language
Japanese
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Japanese
Release dates
Japan · October 1, 1927
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No release date listed for United States.
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