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Port Arthur

19803h 5mNo ratings yet
  • Drama
  • War
  • History

Overview

Depicts the bloody siege of the fortress of Port Arthur, one of the most strongly fortified positions in the world, during the Russo-Japanese War of (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.

Keywords

  • china
  • japan
  • japanese army
  • 1900s
  • russian army
  • manchuria
  • korea
  • meiji period
  • port arthur
  • russo-japanese war

Details

Status
Released
Release date
August 2, 1980
Original language
Japanese
Spoken languages
Russian, Japanese
Countries
Japan
Production
Toei Company
Cinematography
Masahiko Iimura
Budget
Not recorded
Revenue
Not recorded
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