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Spy Sorge

Spy Sorge

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jun 14, 2003

Runtime

3h 2m

Genres

War, History, Drama

User Score

75%

Original Title

スパイ・ゾルゲ

Production Companies

Culture Publishers, FIELDS, hyogensha, Manfred Durniok Filmproduktion, NTC Corporation, OBIC, TOHO, TV Asahi, SEGA, IMAGICA, Sammy, Asmik Ace Entertainment

Director

Masahiro Shinoda

Description

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.