Blood on the Sun

UPC: 714151550863

Studio: Eclipse Music Group

MPAA Rating: NR   Contains:[Questionable for Children]

Summary: In his first film in two years, James Cagney stars as Nick Condon, the American editor of a pre-WW2 Tokyo newspaper. When two of his best friends are horribly murdered, Condon suspects that the "peaceful" Japanese military government is up to no good. He dedicates himself to getting his hands on the "Tanka Plan," a Japanese blueprint for conquering the world, and bringing this document to the attention of the Free World. As a result, he is targeted for persecution by the corrupt Tokyo police and betrayed by a traitorous fellow journalist. On a pleasanter note, Condon makes the acquaintance of half-Chinese Iris Hilliard (Sylvia Sidney), who agrees to help him foil the Japanese High Command. As was customary in wartime films, virtually all the Japanese characters in Blood on the Sun are played by Chinese, Korean, and Caucasian actors; for example, Robert Armstrong is cast as Colonel Tojo, while Premiere Tenaka is enacted by John Emery. Having lapsed into the public domain, Blood on the Sun is available from several distributors and also exists in a computer-colorized version. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi

Category: Action

Awards: Best Black and White Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Black and White Art Direction – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

Features: [None specified]

Blood on the Sun

Format: DVD

Release Date: 02/08/2000

Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Pre-1954 Standard

Audio: 1 USA & territories, Canada

Runtime: 94 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English

Region: Universal Compatability

Cast and Crew: Gregory Gaye  Actor 
Arthur Loft  Actor 
Emmett Vogan  Actor 
Marvin Miller  Actor 
Charlie Wayne  Actor 
William Cagney  Producer 
Lester Cole  Screenwriter 
Frank Melford  Screenwriter 
Miklos Rozsa  Composer (Music Score) 
Nathaniel Curtis  Screenwriter 
Frank Lloyd  Director 
James Cagney  Actor 
Sylvia Sidney  Actor 
Wallace Ford  Actor 
Porter Hall  Actor 
Robert Armstrong  Actor 
John Emery  Actor 
Rosemary de Camp  Actor 
Leonard Strong  Actor 
Frank Puglia  Actor 
John Halloran  Actor 
Hugh Ho  Actor 
Philip Ahn  Actor 
Joseph Kim  Actor 
Rhys Williams  Actor 
James Bell  Actor 
Grace Lem  Actor 
Oy Chan  Actor 
George Paris  Actor 
Hugh Beaumont  Actor 

Country: USA