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5.8/10 • 37

1945-04-261h 34m

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Having a wonderful time In Tokyo!

Nick Condon, an American journalist in 20s Tokyo, publishes the Japanese master plan for world domination. Reaction from the understandably upset Japanese provides the action, but this is overshadowed by the propaganda of the time.

Directors
Frank Lloyd
Writters
Lester Cole, Garrett Fort, Nathaniel Curtis
Editors
Lester Cole, Garrett Fort, Nathaniel Curtis, Walter Hannemann

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  1. James Cagney

    James Cagney

    Nick Condon

  2. Sylvia Sidney

    Sylvia Sidney

    Iris Hilliard

  3. Porter Hall

    Porter Hall

    Arthur Bickett

  4. John Emery

    John Emery

    Premier Gilchi Tanaka

  5. Robert Armstrong

    Robert Armstrong

    Col Hideki Tojo

  6. Wallace Ford

    Wallace Ford

    Ollie Miller

  7. Rosemary DeCamp

    Rosemary DeCamp

    Edith Miller

  8. John Halloran

    John Halloran

    Capt. Oshima

  9. Leonard Strong

    Leonard Strong

    Hijikata

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CinemaSerf

Jul 1, 2022

5/10

James Cagney is a journalist in pre-war Tokyo who gets embroiled in a tussle between the forces of Imperial aggression led by John Emery ("Tanaka") and those of peaceful conciliation headed by "Prince Tatsugu" (Frank Puglia). When the expansionists realise that Cagney is not going to play along - after bribery/threats and blackmail all fail to convince him; his very life is soon in peril - made worse once he is given a letter from the Prince that his opponents need back at all costs. Made at the end of WWII, it is a pretty obvious slice of propaganda, though it is tempered by some respect for the decent Japanese who did not want war, and it reflects their sense of "honour" in quite an interesting fashion - is it to the glory of the ancestors or just glorified cowardice? Cagney carries this pretty much single handedly. Marvin Miller is quite menacing as the dastardly "Yamada" too, but Sylvia Sidney as the plotting "Iris" doesn't remotely carry off her task as a scheming double-dealer and Rhys Williams ought to have stuck to his more jovial roles - he never could carry off meatier parts. The budget went on the star, the technical aspects of this leave quite a bit to be desired. It's a straight-up goodies v baddies film and nothing more complex than that...

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Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Keywords
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