Ahen senso
1943 Japanese film
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Ahen senso (阿片戦爭) (or 阿片戰争) aka The Opium War is a 1943 black-and-white Japanese film directed by Masahiro Makino.
Kanji阿片戦爭
Revised HepburnAhen Sensō
Directed byMasahiro Makino
Written byHideo Oguni
Akira Kurosawa (uncredited)
Akira Kurosawa (uncredited)
| Ahen Sensō | |
|---|---|
Japanese film poster | |
| Kanji | 阿片戦爭 |
| Revised Hepburn | Ahen Sensō |
| Directed by | Masahiro Makino |
| Written by | Hideo Oguni Akira Kurosawa (uncredited) |
| Produced by | Toho |
| Starring | Ennosuke Ichikawa Setsuko Hara Hideko Takamine Sugisaku Aoyama |
| Cinematography | Jōji Obara Eiji Tsuburaya (Special Effects) |
| Music by | Ryoichi Hattori |
Release date | |
Running time | 115 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
"Ahen senso" in Japan refers to the First Opium War. The story of the film concerns this war.
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ennosuke Ichikawa | Lin Zexu |
| Setsuko Hara | Ai Lang |
| Hideko Takamine | Rei Lang |
| Sugisaku Aoyama | Charles Elliot |
| Denmei Suzuki | George Elliot |
