Port Arthur
1980·Japan·185 min.
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Depicts the bloody siege of the fortress Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War 1904 - 1905. In the story dominated the character Lt Takeshi Kogyo (Teruhiko Aoi), teachers, and a reserve officer who became commander of the platoon and later company. At the same time monitors the conduct of the army commander general Nogi (Tatsuya Nakadai), which was commissioned of the emperor Matsuhito(Toshirô Mifune) to the conquest of the fort.
DirectorToshio Masuda
ScreenwriterKazuo Kasahara
CinematographyMasahiko Iimura
CastTatsuya Nakadai·Toshirô Mifune·Tetsurô Tanba·Teruhiko Aoi·Hisaya Morishige·Shigeru Kôyama·Masako Natsume·Masayuki Yuhara·Kentaro Kaneko
Original title203 kochi
Also known asThe Battle of Port Arthur·Hill 203