Enigmatic Explosion of the Battleship Mutsu

Enigmatic Explosion of the Battleship Mutsu

90 mins | War | April 1, 1960

During the naval battle of Midway in WWII, the battleship Mutsu was in its home port in Japan. The ship's officers and crew were frustrated at not being able to take part in the fighting. They had been held back by orders from the Naval Ministry, but there was also a plot by saboteurs, who were trying to prevent the sailing of the Mutsu. Director Komori developed a suspenseful plot by including a fictional adaptation of the Russian spy Richard Sorge, who had been captured in Japan and subsequently executed. Komori brings a fictional Russian spy to the screen by portraying him as a military attaché at the German embassy. As Germany was an ally of Japan in WWII, a secret agent being a mole in the German embassy is a perfect cover. The interaction of the saboteurs and the officers and crew of the Mutsu make an exciting story.

Enigmatic Explosion of the Battleship Mutsu

90 mins | War | April 1, 1960

Enigmatic Explosion of the Battleship Mutsu
During the naval battle of Midway in WWII, the battleship Mutsu was in its home port in Japan. The ship's officers and crew were frustrated at not being able to take part in the fighting. They had been held back by orders from the Naval Ministry, but there was also a plot by saboteurs, who were trying to prevent the sailing of the Mutsu. Director Komori developed a suspenseful plot by including a fictional adaptation of the Russian spy Richard Sorge, who had been captured in Japan and subsequently executed. Komori brings a fictional Russian spy to the screen by portraying him as a military attaché at the German embassy. As Germany was an ally of Japan in WWII, a secret agent being a mole in the German embassy is a perfect cover. The interaction of the saboteurs and the officers and crew of the Mutsu make an exciting story.
Producers Shintoho Company
Original title 太平洋戦争 謎の戦艦陸奥
Directors Makiji Katsumata, Kiyoshi Komori
Writers Mon Shichijo, Kozo Hayama

Cast

Shigeru Amachi

as Lt. Commander Fushimi

Bunta Sugawara

as Lieutenant Matsumoto

Kinuko Obata

as Misako Akashi

Noriko Kitazawa

as Yukie Gorai

Toshio Hosokawa

as Lieutenant Ikegami

Keinosuke Wada

as Warrant Officer Gorai

Yôichi Numata

as Captain Hirano

Shinsuke Mikimoto

as Ensign Katsunuma

Kyōji Kokonoe

as Mineichi Koga

Ryuji Wakamiya

as Lieutenant Kurosawa

Sôzaburô Kikuchi

as Soemu Toyoda

Hiroshi Nakaoka

as Warrant Officer Kamichika

Reiko Seto

as Akiko

Kanjūrō Arashi

as Shigetaro Shimada

Ken Utsui

as Lieutenant Kaneda