During the Russo-Japanese War, an English officer on the ship of the Japanese falls in love with the wife of the commander.Also made in a British version, Thunder In the East.


Is it worth your time? If you have a thing for black-and-white period pieces that focus more on longing glances than actual naval strategy, sure, give it a whirl. But if you get restless when a movie spends twenty minutes on a conversation that could have lasted two, stay far away. This one is for the patient folks who...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Nicolas Farkas

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"Is it worth your time? If you have a thing for black-and-white period pieces that focus more on longing glances than actual naval strategy, sure, give it a whirl. But if you get restless when a movie spends twenty minutes on a conversation that could have lasted two, stay far away. This one is for the patient folks who don't mind a bit of dusty melodrama. The whole thing feels like a stage play that someone accidentally dragged in front of a camera. There’s a lot of standing around in fancy uni..."
Nicolas Farkas, Claude Farrère, Bernard Zimmer
United Kingdom

