Meiji Tenno portrays the buildup to the Russo-Japan War. In addition to showing the political events that led to war, it also shows the era from the story of a farm family in rural Japan that sends their son off to war. As such, it could be considered an anti-war movie, showing how, while war is devised by governments, the people do not really understand what war is, and its combatants often do not know what they are fighting for.
as Emperor Meiji
as Hirobumi Itō
as Aritomo Yamagata
as Kaoru Inoue
as Prime Minister Katsura
as Navy Minister Yamamoto
as War Minister Terauchi
as Foreign Minister Komura
as Finance Minister Sone
as Field Marshal Ōyama
as General Kodama
as Major General Nagaoka
as Admiral Itō
as Vice-Admiral Ijuin
as Vice-Admiral Tōgō
as Vice-Admiral Kamimura
as Rear Admiral Uryū
as Rear Admiral Katō
as Commander Akiyama
as Fleet staff officer
as Fleet staff officer
as Navy Minister's aide
as Commander Arima
as Lieutenant Commander Hirose
as Private First Class Sugino
as Captain Narukawa
as Captain of the Mikasa
as First Officer of the Mikasa
as Squad Leader on the Mikasa
as Gunnery Sergeant on the Mikasa
as Gunner on the Mikasa
as Navigator on the Mikasa
as General Nogi
as Yasusuke Nogi
as Major General Ijichi
as Lieutenant Commander Yamaoka
as Lieutenant Commander Yoshioka
as Major Tachibana
as Dr. Tomizu
as Dr. Onozuka
as Rear Admiral Shimamura
