Overview
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.
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- June 14, 2003
- Original language
- Japanese
- Spoken languages
- English, Japanese
- Countries
- Germany, Japan
- Production
- TOHO,SEGA,Asmik Ace Entertainment,Sammy,TV Asahi,IMAGICA,Culture Publishers,hyogensha,Manfred Durniok Filmproduktion,FIELDS,NTC Corporation,OBIC
- Cast
- Iain Glen,Masahiro Motoki,Kippei Shiina,Takaya Kamikawa,Riona Hazuki,Koyuki,Yui Natsukawa,Toshiya Nagasawa,Takaaki Enoki,Ulrich Müheand 5 more
- Director
- Masahiro Shinoda
- Writer
- Masahiro Shinoda,Robert Mandy
- Producer
- Hiroshi Hayakawa,Masahiro Shinoda,Kiyoshi Nonomura,Tetsu Kayama,Yoshishige Shimatani,Yasushi Shiina
- Cinematography
- Tatsuo Suzuki
- Music
- Shinichiro Ikebe
- Budget
- $12,000,000
- Revenue
- $5,472,593
- IMDb
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