Sumptuous filming of the journey of a shipwrecked Japanese expedition from the Pacific Ocean across Siberia to the court of Catherine the Great of Russia. A Russo-Japanese co-production of a unique event in history which was the hit of Cannes and other film festivals but did not receive wide distribution despite its huge scope, high production values, and very human story of culture clash.
| Directing | Junya Satō | Director |
| Writing | Fumio Kōnami | Screenplay |
| Writing | Yasushi Inoue | Novel |
| Writing | Tatsuo Nogami | Screenplay |
| Writing | Junya Satō | Screenplay |
| Production | Tsutomu Sakurai | Producer |
| Production | Yasuyoshi Tokuma | Producer |
| Production | Tsutomu Tsuchikawa | Producer |
| Production | Hiroshi Yamamoto | Producer |
| Camera | Mutsuo Naganuma | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Katsu Hoshi | Music |
| Art | Valeri Yurkevich | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Ekaterina Shapkayts | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Marina Kaishauri | Costume Design |
| Editing | Akira Suzuki | Editor |