The read
It runs long at 3h 2m.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb6.2/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- Masahiro ShinodaDirector
- Shinichiro IkebeOriginal Music Composer
- Masahiro ShinodaScreenplay
- Robert MandyScreenplay
Cast
- Iain GlenRichard Sorge
- Masahiro MotokiHidemi Ozaki
- Kippei ShiinaMitsusada Yoshikawa
- Takaya KamikawaTokko T
- Riona HazukiHanako Miyake
- KoyukiYoshiko Yamazaki
- Yui NatsukawaHideko Ozaki
- Toshiya NagasawaMiyagi
- Takaaki EnokiDuke Fumimaro
- Ulrich MüheEugen Ott
- Wolfgang S. ZechmayerMax Klausen
- Karen FriesickeHelma Ott
Stills
Themes
espionagespyworld war iibased on true storyrecreationperiod dramapolitical intrigue archive footagehistorical drama1940spolitical thriller1930s