Noroshi wa Shanghai ni agaru (1944)
- Original title
- 狼火は上海に揚る
- Directed by
- Hiroshi Inagaki
- Genre
- epic film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rating
- 8.6 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
During World War II, a Japanese samurai named Takasugi Shinsaku travels to Shanghai to build alliances against Western powers. The film follows his efforts to unite Asian forces during a time of imperial conflict.
historicalseriouspatrioticslow-pacedpropagandisticmelodramaticdatedepicstirring
What happens
Noroshi wa Shanghai ni Agaru (Japanese: 狼煙は上海に揚る) is a 1944 Japanese historical film directed by Hiroshi Inagaki. The story centers on Takasugi Shinsaku's trip to China to foster alliances to resist Western imperialism in Asia. It was a Japan–China co-production made during the Japanese occupation of Shanghai during World War II. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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