The film was theatrically released in Japan by Toho on August 1, 1969 and earned ¥360 million, against a production budget of ¥350 million, during its theatrical run, making it the second-highest-grossing Japanese film of 1969.
Robert Dunham as Aide to Admiral Alekseyev (uncredited)
Ralph Jesser as Staff Officer of the Baltic Fleet (uncredited)
Arthur Stark as Captain Svarov (uncredited)
Akio Kusama
Jun Funato
Production
Special effects
Battle of the Japan Sea was the last film for special effects director Eiji Tsuburaya before his death.[3][6][a] A dedicated team of 60 artists worked on the 107 miniature ships created for the film.[8] In addition, the miniature of the battleship Mikasa was made up to 13 meters long.[8] Due to the weaker shell power during the Russo-Japanese War in the Pacific War, Freon gas was used to represent water column in the naval battle scene.[8]
Release
Battle of the Japan Sea was distributed theatrically in Japan by Toho on August 1, 1969.[4][9][10] During its theatrical release, the film earned ¥360 million.[2] It was released on DVD in Japan on June 21, 2001, by Toho Home Video.[11]
Notes
^Tsuburaya's credit on All Monsters Attack was honorary; he was not involved in that film's production.[7]