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After the Nagasaki Incident, Japan declares war on China. Shichang Deng, Chinese captain of the Zhiyuan, sails his warship to fight for his country. (source: IMDb) Edit Translation
- English
- magyar / magyar nyelv
- עברית / עִבְרִית
- dansk
- Native Title: 一八九四·甲午大海战
- Also Known As: 1894 Jia Wu Da Hai Zhan , 1894·甲午大海战 , Yi Ba Jiu Si Jia Wu Da Hai Zhan , 一八九四‧甲午大海戰 , 一八九四甲午大海战 , 甲午大海战 , 甲午大海戰
- Genres: Historical, War
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Cast & Credits
- Lu YiDeng Shi ChangMain Role
- Xia YuIto SukeyukiMain Role
- Ma Guang ZeLiu BuchanMain Role
- Yang Li XinCommander Ding Ru ChangSupport Role
- Sun Hai YingLi Hong ZhangSupport Role
- Lu Li PingEmpress CixiSupport Role
Reviews

Decent historical film
This movie has not really gotten its due. It covers the naval conflict between the Qing dynasty and imperial Japan under Meiji. The characters are not too fleshed out and there are so many names and actors and things happening without much clarity on the intentions. This makes the movie much more confusing than it needs to be. Unfortunately, this style is present in most Chinese historical movies. They do a good job with dates and times but do poorly with character motivations. The patriotism is on its sleeve in this one but the movie does try to portray the historical parts accurately.The Japanese are not depicted as evil but rather as a weaker but determined power that succeeds mainly because of corruption within the Chinese dynasty. War economics are discussed much more here than in other war movies which is commendable given that these wars were decided more by economics and will, than anything else. The special effects are great and it quite clearly uses traditional effects rather than CGI which makes for much more compelling visuals. The naval warfare depicted is very good. Also, many scenes of training at the naval academy are great and there is even camaraderie between officers of the opposing fleets, something I rarely ever see given the rank antagonism usually depicted. A special shoutout to a certain German shepherd does the best acting by a dog in any film I've seen.
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