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O-Roshiya-koku suimu-tan

  • 1992
  • 2h 3m
IMDb RATING
7.1/10
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O-Roshiya-koku suimu-tan (1992)
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The journey of a shipwrecked Japanese expedition from the Pacific Ocean across Siberia to the court of Catherine the Great of Russia. It is based on a book of the same name by Japanese write... Read allThe journey of a shipwrecked Japanese expedition from the Pacific Ocean across Siberia to the court of Catherine the Great of Russia. It is based on a book of the same name by Japanese writer Yasushi Inoue.The journey of a shipwrecked Japanese expedition from the Pacific Ocean across Siberia to the court of Catherine the Great of Russia. It is based on a book of the same name by Japanese writer Yasushi Inoue.

  • Director
    • Jun'ya Satô
  • Writers
    • Yasushi Inoue
    • Fumio Kônami
    • Tatsuo Nogami
  • Stars
    • Ken Ogata
    • Toshiyuki Nishida
    • Takuzô Kawatani
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.1/10
    140
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Jun'ya Satô
    • Writers
      • Yasushi Inoue
      • Fumio Kônami
      • Tatsuo Nogami
    • Stars
      • Ken Ogata
      • Toshiyuki Nishida
      • Takuzô Kawatani
    • 2User reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 4 wins & 5 nominations total

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    Ken Ogata
    Ken Ogata
    • Kôdayû Daikokuya - Captain
    Toshiyuki Nishida
    • Atsuzô - Navigator
    Takuzô Kawatani
    • Koichi
    Noboru Mitani
    Noboru Mitani
    • Kuzaemon
    Hiroyuki Okita
    • Shinzô
    Michifumi Yoneyama
    • Isokichi
    Nozomibun Yoneyama
    • Isokichi
    Tôru Emori
    • Sadanobu Matsudaira
    Marina Vlady
    Marina Vlady
    • Yekaterina II - Empress
    • (as Marina Vladi)
    Oleg Yankovskiy
    Oleg Yankovskiy
    • Kirill Gustavovich Laksman - Academician
    Evgeniy Evstigneev
    Evgeniy Evstigneev
    • Bush - Gardener
    Elena Arzhanik
    Elena Arzhanik
    • Sofya Ivanovna Bush
    Yuriy Solomin
    Yuriy Solomin
    • Bezborodko - Count
    Vitali Solomin
    Vitali Solomin
    • Shelekhov - Irkutsk Nobleman
    • (as Vitaliy Solomin)
    Viktor Stepanov
    Viktor Stepanov
    • Yakov Nevidimov
    Anastasiya Nemolyaeva
    Anastasiya Nemolyaeva
    • Tatyana
    Tatyana Bedova
    Tatyana Bedova
    Anatoliy Skoryakin
    Anatoliy Skoryakin
    • Director
      • Jun'ya Satô
    • Writers
      • Yasushi Inoue
      • Fumio Kônami
      • Tatsuo Nogami
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

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    Featured review
    8/10

    Ulysses meets Dr Zhivago

    This epic story starts out interesting, if rather gently paced, and gradually builds up to involving and terrific. The scenery and cinematography range from grim to spectacular, and are always effective. The Japanese actors do a sterling job, whilst the Russians are adequate (though a cut above the typical one-dimensional gaijin so often seen in Japanese film). I, along with others in the audience, was captivated by and feeling for every one of their considerable number of hardships, knockbacks and their few triumphs. The gritty determination of a continuously reducing number the sailors to return home, despite the passing of months leading to years, was a joy to behold.

    I had the pleasure of being in the audience at the Japan Foundation to hear a talk about the author, Yasushi Inoue, before the screening of the film. Inoue was passionately concerned with bridging the gap between Japan and foreign countries, and this passion is forcefully expressed throughout the movie with respect to relations between Japan and Russia. Or rather, considering the story was set in the 1790s during the reign of Catherine The Great, the potential for relations. This period was perhaps the darkest days of Japans period of self-imposed isolation, and the feeling of opportunities lost looms large here.

    This being a tale of sailors bearing hardships through a long journey inevitably draws comparison with Ulysses, as does the journey across Siberia to Doctor Zhivago, and the film comes up quite respectably in comparison.

    In summary, this is an film epic in scale which also manages to show the humanity of the main characters as well, and equally well. Recommended.
    • sharptongue
    • May 2, 2006
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    • Release date
      • June 25, 1992 (Japan)
    • Countries of origin
      • Japan
      • Soviet Union
    • Languages
      • Japanese
      • Russian
    • Also known as
      • The Dream of Russia
    • Filming locations
      • Edo, Japan
    • Production companies
      • Daiei Studios
      • Toho
      • Tokyo FM Broadcasting Co.
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    • Runtime
      2 hours 3 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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