The Defense of Volotchayevsk

The Defense of Volotchayevsk (Russian: Волочаевские дни) is a 1937 Soviet history war film directed and written by the Vasilyev brothers.

The Defense of Volotchayevsk
Russian: Волочаевские дни
Directed by	Vasilyev brothers
Written by	Vasilyev brothers
Starring	Varvara Myasnikova Lev Sverdlin Yuri Lavrov Boris Chirkov
Cinematography	Aleksandr Sigayev
Music by	Dmitri Shostakovich
Country	Soviet Union
Language	Russian

The Japanese squadron arrives at the raid of Vladivostok. The Japanese command landed troops in the Far East to allegedly protect their citizens.

Plot

In 1918, a Japanese Navy squadron appears off the coast of Vladivostok. On the flagship, Colonel Ushijima (played by Lev Sverdlin), the leader of the Japanese expeditionary corps, converses with an American journalist. The colonel claims his hobby is botany and that he has come to Siberia to collect forget-me-nots found only in the Suchan District (now Partizansky District, Primorsky Krai). In reality, the Japanese seek an excuse for intervention.

The task of orchestrating a provocation is assigned to White Army lieutenant Grishin, who murders a Japanese watchmaker. This act serves as a pretext for the Japanese to land troops in Vladivostok, eventually moving toward the region of Volochaevka near Khabarovsk.

Cast

• Varvara Myasnikova as Masha
• Nikolai Dorokhin as Andrei
• Lev Sverdlin as Col. Ushujima
• Yuri Lavrov as White Guard Officer
• Boris Chirkov as Old Man
• Boris Blinov as Bublik
• Vladimir Lukin as Egor
• Andrei Apsolon
• Pavel Volkov
• Valeri Solovtsov
• Sergey Filippov

External links

• The Defense of Volotchayevsk at IMDb