Bakumatsu no Spasibo (1997)
Original title: 幕末のスパシーボ
Bakumatsu no Spasibo is a 1997 Japanese-language animation movie directed by Satoshi Dezaki, with a running time of 1h 25m. It stars Seizo Kato, Hiroshi Arikawa and Kousuke Okano.
Based on the real life events around Yevfimy Vasilyevich Putyatin, a Russian admiral noted for his diplomatic missions to Japan and China, and the signing of the Treaty of Shimoda in 1855.
Cast
- Seizo Kato as Adm. Yevfimiy Putyatin (voice)
- Hiroshi Arikawa as Toshiakira Kawaji (voice)
- Kousuke Okano as Kumasaburo Matsushiro (voice)
- Mari Maruta as Kikusaburo Oaki (voice)
- Takao Oyama as Torakichi Ueda (voice)
- Yôsuke Naka as Kakichi Oaki (voice)
- Yuri Satou as Nami Ota (voice)
- Bin Sasaki as Hizenkami Masanori Tsutsui (voice)
- Eiji Sekiguchi as Vasiliev (voice)
- Hideaki Ono as American Officer (voice)
- Jun Hazumi as Konstantin Posyet (voice)
- Katsumi Suzuki as Kyuzo (voice)