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Battle Anthem

Battle Anthem

1983•2h 11m•7.0/10
WarHistory

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7.0/10(2)

The story of Japan's victory in the battle of Tsushima Strait.

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Production

Toei Company

Language

JA

Status

Released

Release Date

Cast

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

Admiral Heihachiro Togo

Hiroyuki Okita

Hiroyuki Okita

Gentaro Kanda

Junko Mihara

Junko Mihara

Setsu Kimura

Shin Takuma

Shin Takuma

Guts Ishimatsu

Guts Ishimatsu

Tadashi Yokouchi

Tadashi Yokouchi

Akiyama

Yōsuke Kondō

Yōsuke Kondō

Koichi Sato

Koichi Sato

Yusaku Ogami

Toru Sakai

Chū Takatsuki

Koshiro Asami

Koshiro Asami

Makoto Kakeda

Kunihiko Ida

Kunihiko Ida

Sayoko Ninomiya

Sayoko Ninomiya

Toshitaka Itō

Masahiko Tanimura

Masahiko Tanimura

Tomiko Ishii

Tomiko Ishii

Torahiko Hamada

Torahiko Hamada

Yoshio Inaba

Yoshio Inaba

Kiyoto Harada

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