Overview

For nearly 300 years, Japan had been hermetically sealed to the outside world. When, in that pivotal year of 1854, the American Admiral Perry took the direct approach that the Dutch had been unwilling to take, the ruling Shogun knew that the dynasty was over. As the shogun began to open up to the outside world, the Sonno Joi movement called for this to be reversed...

Cast

Denjirō Ōkōchi, Tamitaro Onoe, Haruko Sawamura, Kaichi Yamamoto, Jūrō Tanizaki, Tokihiko Okada, Takeo Katsura, Kōichi Katsuragi

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What is "Sonno Joi" about?

For nearly 300 years, Japan had been hermetically sealed to the outside world. When, in that pivotal year of 1854, the American Admiral Perry took the direct approach that the Dutch had been unwilling to take, the ruling Shogun knew that the dynasty was over. As the shogun began to open up to the outside world, the Sonno Joi movement called for this to be reversed...

When was "Sonno Joi" released?

Sonno Joi was released in 1927.

Who stars in "Sonno Joi"?

The cast includes Denjirō Ōkōchi, Tamitaro Onoe, Haruko Sawamura, Kaichi Yamamoto.

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