Sumptuous filming of the journey of a shipwrecked Japanese expedition from the Pacific Ocean across Siberia to the court of Catherine the Great of Russia. A Russo-Japanese co-production of a unique event in history which was the hit of Cannes and other film festivals but did not receive wide distribution despite its huge scope, high production values, and very human story of culture clash.

Koudayu Daikokuya - captain

Atsuzou - navigator

Koichi

Kudzaemon

Shinzou

Isokichi

Sadanobu Matsudaira

Yekaterina II - empress

Kirill Gustavovich Laksman - academician

Bush - gardener

Status
Released
Type
Movie
Director
Junya Satō
Genres