Spy Sorge (2003)
Original title: スパイ・ゾルゲ
Spy Sorge is a 2003 Japanese-language war movie directed by Masahiro Shinoda, with a running time of 3h 2m. It stars Iain Glen, Masahiro Motoki and Kippei Shiina.
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.
Cast
- Iain Glen as Richard Sorge
- Masahiro Motoki as Hidemi Ozaki
- Kippei Shiina as Mitsusada Yoshikawa
- Takaya Kamikawa as Tokko T
- Riona Hazuki as Hanako Miyake
- Koyuki as Yoshiko Yamazaki
- Yui Natsukawa as Hideko Ozaki
- Toshiya Nagasawa as Miyagi
- Takaaki Enoki as Duke Fumimaro
- Ulrich Mühe as Eugen Ott
- Wolfgang S. Zechmayer as Max Klausen
- Karen Friesicke as Helma Ott