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Blood on the Sun (1945)

26/04/1945 (US)Action, Drama, War1h 34m
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Having a wonderful time In Tokyo!

Overview

Nick Condon, an American journalist in 20s Tokyo, publishes the Japanese master plan for world domination. Reaction from the understandably upset Japanese provides the action, but this is overshadowed by the propaganda of the time.

    Top Billed Cast

    1. James Cagney

      James Cagney

      Nick Condon

    2. Sylvia Sidney

      Sylvia Sidney

      Iris Hilliard

    3. Porter Hall

      Porter Hall

      Arthur Bickett

    4. John Emery

      John Emery

      Premier Gilchi Tanaka

    5. Robert Armstrong

      Robert Armstrong

      Col Hideki Tojo

    6. Wallace Ford

      Wallace Ford

      Ollie Miller

    7. Rosemary DeCamp

      Rosemary DeCamp

      Edith Miller

    8. John Halloran

      John Halloran

      Capt. Oshima

    9. Leonard Strong

      Leonard Strong

      Hijikata

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    A review by CinemaSerf

    5.0
    Written by CinemaSerf on Jul 1, 2022

    James Cagney is a journalist in pre-war Tokyo who gets embroiled in a tussle between the forces of Imperial aggression led by John Emery ("Tanaka") and those of peaceful conciliation headed by "Prince Tatsugu" (Frank Puglia). When the expansionists realise that Cagney is not going to play along - after bribery/threats and blackmail all fail to convince him; his very life is soon in peril - made worse once he is given a letter from the Prince that his opponents need back at all costs. Made at the end of WWII, it is a pretty obvious slice of propaganda, though it is tempered by some respect for ...

    StatusReleased

    Original LanguageEnglish

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    Keywords

    • journalist
    • japan