Emperor Empress Meiji And The Sino Japanese War (1958)

Original title

天皇・皇后と日清戦争

Directed by

Kyōtarō Namiki

Genre

war film

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 01m

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This Japanese war film covers the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895. It shows the tensions leading up to the conflict and the battles between Japan and Qing China. The story also includes the involvement of the Emperor and Empress as well as interference from Western powers.

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What happens

『天皇・皇后と日清戦争』（てんのうこうごうとにっしんせんそう）は、1958年（昭和33年）3月14日に封切り公開した日本の戦争映画。制作・配給は新東宝。カラー、新東宝スコープ。上映時間は121分。 1894年（明治27年）7月に起こった豊島沖海戦によって日清両国の緊張は頂点に達し、双方とも8月1日に宣戦を布告。近代化を進めていた日本と大国の清との戦いは日本側の有利で進むが、両国だけの問題ではすまず、列強は戦争の結果に干渉した。 (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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