不久以前,日本的电影观众看到了一部这个国家的“最豪华的史诗影片”,它的名字叫做“明治天皇与日俄战争”。据说,这是日本电影工业有史以来摄制的规模最大的一部影片,新东宝制片公司为它投资达五十五万美元,而一般影片的每部成本仅及这个数目的三十分之一。上映这部影片的松竹座创造了东京卖座率的最高纪录,一天之内观众达9,114人次;预料制片商将获得净利五亿日元。 Not long ago, Japanese filmgoers saw one of the country’s “most luxurious epic films”, its name is called “Meiji Emperor and Russo-Japanese War.” It is said that this is the largest film ever produced by the Japanese film industry, with New Toho making an investment of up to 550,000 U.S. dollars, while the cost of a typical film is only about 30ths of that amount one. Shochiku, which released the film, set the highest recording rate in Tokyo, with 9,114 visitors in a single day; it is expected that producers will receive a net profit of 500 million yen.