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Blood on the Sun

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1945 | 94 min | Action, Drama, War

Weeknight Watchearly rating

Why it’s a Weeknight Watch

With soft box office and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.

Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.

Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for action fans and history buffs. If you loved The Guns of Navarone or War for the Planet of the Apes, start here.
The mood
Intense.
The pace
Takes its time with its characters, at 1 hr 34 min.
What might put you off
Made in 1945: an older pace and style.

Nick Condon, an American journalist in 20s Tokyo, publishes the Japanese master plan for world domination. Reaction from the understandably upset Japanese provides the action, but this is overshadowed by the propaganda of the time.

How it earned its rating

  • CriticsNot counted

    Not enough reviews on record yet

  • AudiencesNot counted

    Not measured yet: not enough ratings

  • AwardsSolid

    Won 1 Oscar: Best Art Direction, Black and White.

  • Reach & staying powerBelow par

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release

  • Buzz & cultural impactBelow par

    About 14K people sought it out in the past year

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Cast & crew

Directed by Frank Lloyd

  • James CagneyNick Condon
  • Sylvia SidneyIris Hilliard
  • Porter HallArthur Bickett
  • John EmeryPremier Gilchi Tanaka
  • Robert ArmstrongCol Hideki Tojo
  • Wallace FordOllie Miller
  • Rosemary DeCampEdith Miller
  • John HalloranCapt. Oshima
  • Leonard StrongHijikata
  • James BellCharley Sprague