A foreign spy using the Sorge alias is assigned to Tokyo the capital of Japan just prior to the outbreak of World War II and in the midst of the Japanese imperial ambitions in Eastern Asia. The spy becomes acquainted with a sympathetic...
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Cast
| Iain Glen | ... |
Richard Sorge
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| Masahiro Motoki | ... |
Hotsumi Ozaki
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| Kippei Shîna | ... |
Mitsusada Yoshikawa
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Takaya Kamikawa | ... |
Special Agent 'T'
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Riona Hazuki | ... |
Hanako Miyake
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| Koyuki | ... |
Yoshiko Yamazaki
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| Yui Natsukawa | ... |
Eiko Ozaki
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Toshiya Nagasawa | ... |
Yotoku Miyagi
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Takaaki Enoki | ... |
Duke Fumimaro Konoye
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| Ulrich Mühe | ... |
Eugen Ott
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Mia Yoo | ... |
Agnes Smedley
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| Wolfgang S. Zechmayer | ... |
Max Klausen
(as Wolfgang Zechmayer)
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Armin Marewski | ... |
Branko Vukelic
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| Catherine Flemming | ... |
Katja
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Karen Friesicke | ... |
Helma Ott
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Kinnosuke Hannayagi | ... |
Emperor Showa
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| Akaji Maro | ... |
Gen Sukiyama
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| Mitsuru Fukikoshi | ... |
Kinkazu Saionji
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Shingo Tsurumi | ... |
Tomohiko Ushiba
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Takashi Tsumura | ... |
Ministry of Home Affairs Man
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Kenzô Kawarasaki | ... |
Head of Asahi Shinbun Shanghai
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Gô Haraguchi | ... |
Shigeru Honjo
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Mansaku Fuwa | ... |
The Man Who Watches
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| Hideo Kanze | ... |
Noh Actor - Utou
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Lena Lessing | ... |
Anna Klausen
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Marian Wolf | ... |
Ambassador Dirksen
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Max Hopp | ... |
Major Scholl
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Michael Christian | ... |
Colonel Meisinger
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| Alexandra Finder | ... |
Secretary Kiefer
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| Marek Wlodarczyk | ... |
General Berzin
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Jurij Rosstalnyj | ... |
Lieutenant General Ulitsky
(as Yurij Rosstalnyj)
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Robert Mika | ... |
Lavrentiy Beria
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Jarek Wozniak | ... |
Victor
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Ralph-Peter Borchert | ... |
Stalin
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| Naoto Takenaka | ... |
Hideki Tojo
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Koji Higuchi | ... |
Hideo Ohashi
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Joe Matsumura | ... |
Detention Centre Interpreter
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| Kenjirô Tsuda | ... |
News Photographer
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Daijiro Tsuruoka | ... |
Lieutenant Kurihara
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Manabu Sato | ... |
Captain Ando
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Kôtarô Tanaka | ... |
Young Officer
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Noboru Akima | ... |
Prison Guard
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Ryuu Miyato | ... |
Manchurian Railway Presenter
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Shinji Nomura | ... |
Evacuation Drill Man
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Nao Eguchi | ... |
Prostitute
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Shen Li-Hui | ... |
Shanghai Girl
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Yoshizumi Ishihara | ... |
Motoaki Nakahashi
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| Tatsuya Egawa | ... |
Tairiku Ronin
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| Midori Kimura | ... |
Hanako's Mother
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Tomonobu Fukui | ... |
Interpreter in Nikko
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Yôichi Okamura | ... |
Taketora Ogata
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Tetsuya Yamamoto | ... |
Portrait Soldier
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Takahiro Oshima | ... |
Ministry of Telecommunications Correspondent
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Tatsu Kaneko | ... |
Korekiyo Takahashi
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Hôryû Nakamura | ... |
Street Photographer
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Makoto Isige | ... |
Unemployed Intellectual
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| Shin Fukui | ... |
Russian speaking man
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| Kei Satô | ... |
Grave Keeper
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Roger Pulvers | ... |
Newspaper Reporter
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Vincent Giry | ... |
U.S. M.P.
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| Georg O.P. Eschert | ... |
Ketel
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Yoshiko Noda | ... |
Clara
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Mikusa Minegishi | ... |
Berta
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Emi Matsunaga | ... |
Monika
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Jouichi Shimode | ... |
Barman
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Shinobu Asaoka | ... |
Maidservant
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Hiroko Kanno | ... |
Receptionist
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Robert Baldwin |
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Daniel Foley |
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Peter Gössner | ... |
(as Joerg-Peter Goessner)
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| Shima Iwashita | ... |
Chiyoko Konoe
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| Haruko Katô | ... |
Hanako Miyake in 1991
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Yui Tateishi | ... |
Hantama
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Hideji Ôtaki | ... |
Duke Kinmochi Sai-onji
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| Masahiro Shinoda | ... |
Yoshiko's Father (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Masahiro Shinoda | ||
Written by
| Robert Mandy | ... | (writer) |
| Masahiro Shinoda | ... | (writer) |
Produced by
| Manfred Durniok | ... | producer: Berlin Unit |
| Masato Hara | ... | executive producer |
| Masaru Koibuchi | ... | producer |
| Peter Rawley | ... | producer: USA |
Music by
| Shinichirô Ikebe | ||
Cinematography by
| Tatsuo Suzuki | ||
Editing by
| Hiroshi Okuda | ||
Art Direction by
| Hajime Oikawa | ||
| Annette Lofy | ... | (uncredited) |
Costume Design by
| Hanae Mori | ||
Makeup Department
| Dörte Eben | ... | makeup: Berlin Unit |
| Etsuko Egawa | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Kakusei Fujiwara | ... | special makeup effects artist |
| Dana Schumacher | ... | makeup: Berlin Unit |
Production Management
| Stefanie Brauer | ... | production manager: Berlin Unit |
| Esther Fischer | ... | unit manager: Berlin Unit |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Masaki Hamamoto | ... | first assistant director |
| Hirofumi Kawaguchi | ... | assistant director |
| Claudia Wipfler | ... | assistant director: Berlin Unit |
Art Department
| Sebastian Grube | ... | assistant art director: Berlin Unit |
| Henri Grund | ... | props driver: Berlin Unit |
| Björn Holzhausen | ... | prop master: Berlin Unit |
| Axel Kahnt | ... | standby props: Berlin Unit |
| Annette Lofy | ... | art director: Germany |
| Stefanie Schramm | ... | assistant art director: Berlin Unit |
| Bettina Schubert | ... | set dresser: Berlin Unit |
| Waltraud Weiland | ... | assistant art director: Berlin Unit |
| Remo Stecher | ... | carpenter (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Tetsuo Segawa | ... | sound |
| Christian Wersuhn | ... | boom operator: Berlin Unit |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Lawson Dada | ... | electrician: Berlin Unit |
| Richard Eckes | ... | steadicam operator: Berlin Unit |
| Noreen Flynn | ... | still photographer: Berlin Unit |
| Udo Kowalczyk | ... | electrician: Berlin Unit |
| Fabian Liebchen | ... | grip assistant: Berlin Unit |
| Flow Jean Louis | ... | electrician: Berlin Unit |
| Jörg Mertink | ... | key grip: Berlin Unit |
| Hideshi Mikami | ... | gaffer |
| Uwe Stark | ... | gaffer: Berlin Unit |
Casting Department
| Mary Gay Dolorfino | ... | casting: Berlin Unit |
| Iris Müller | ... | extras casting (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Birgit Britz | ... | wardrobe: Berlin Unit |
| Heidrun Kaiser | ... | wardrobe: Berlin Unit |
| Marlies Kosan | ... | costume supervisor: Berlin Unit |
Location Management
| Thorsten Peil | ... | location manager: Berlin Unit |
| Gernot Zeglien | ... | location scout (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Bea Reese | ... | continuity: Berlin Unit |
Transportation Department
| Christian Feier | ... | driver: Berlin Unit |
| Marian Goepel | ... | driver: Berlin Unit |
| David Kallen | ... | driver: Berlin Unit |
| Gert Matysiak | ... | driver: Berlin Unit |
| Peter Müller | ... | driver: Berlin Unit |
Additional Crew
| Cécile Champy | ... | runner: Berlin Unit |
| Hiroomi Fukuzawa | ... | coordinator: Berlin Unit |
| Vincent Giry | ... | foreign cast coordinator |
| Tamaho Hayauchi | ... | interpreter: Berlin Unit |
| Friedemann Hottenbacher | ... | interpreter: Berlin Unit |
| Christian Lehner | ... | accountant: Berlin Unit |
| Luca Maranta | ... | runner: Berlin Unit |
| Thorsten Neuse | ... | stand-in: Sorge: Berlin Unit |
| Kei Okishima | ... | interpreter: Berlin Unit |
| Swantje Peters | ... | runner: Berlin Unit |
| Maria Römer | ... | interpreter: Berlin Unit |
| Daniel Stroh | ... | runner: Berlin Unit |
| Maya Yomo | ... | interpreter: Berlin Unit |
Thanks
| Richard Sorge | ... | in memory of |
Production Companies
- Hyôgen-sha
- Asmik Ace Entertainment
- Toho
- Sega
- Nippon Information Technology Consulting
- OBIC
- Imagica
- Culture Publishers (CP)
- TV Asahi
- Sammy
- Fields
- Manfred Durniok Filmproduktion (co-production)
- Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs (support)
- NTT Docomo
- Shanghai Film Studio
Distributors
- Toho (2003) (Japan) (theatrical)
- CP Digital (2004) (Russia) (DVD)
- Toei Company
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Camerata (soundtrack)
- Ibaraki Film Commission (film commission)
- Kitakyushu Film Commission (film commission)
- Shinshû Ueda Film Commission (film commission)
- Warp Station Edo (exterior sets)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A foreign spy using the Sorge alias is assigned to Tokyo the capital of Japan just prior to the outbreak of World War II and in the midst of the Japanese imperial ambitions in Eastern Asia. The spy becomes acquainted with a sympathetic communist who like he is attached to the ideals of freedom and rule of the masses. Sorge is able to feed the Soviet Union useful information regarding the Axis allies and their movements in Asia and beyond. Written by aghaemi |
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Box Office
| Budget | JPY2,000,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend Japan | $285,697, 13 Jun 2003 |
Did You Know?
| Goofs | The U.S. dollar bill is obviously contemporary, featuring the post-1969 design and the signatures of Mary Ellen Withrow and Lawrence H. Summers (Treasurer and Secretary of the Treasury during the Clinton administration). See more » |
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