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Port Arthur

1980-08-02 · 185 min · ★ 7.4

War · Drama · History

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.

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Directors
Toshio Masuda
Production companies
Toei Company
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Tatsuya NakadaiTatsuya NakadaiMaresuke Nogi
Teruhiko AoiTeruhiko AoiTakeshi Koga
Kenji Niinuma
Masayuki YuharaMasayuki YuharaKikumatsu Umetani
Makoto SatōMakoto Satō
Toshiyuki NagashimaToshiyuki NagashimaYasusuke Nogi
Akio HasegawaAkio Hasegawa
Yoshio InabaYoshio InabaKosuke Ijichi
Katsutoshi Atarashi
Jirô ChibaJirô Chiba
Jun FunatoJun FunatoJiro Shirai
Torahiko HamadaTorahiko HamadaNaoharu Osako
Hiroshi KondōHiroshi KondōHisanao Oshima
Ichirō IzawaIchirō IzawaHarunobu Tomoyasu
Isao TamagawaIsao TamagawaKanemoto Matsumura
Hiroshi NawaHiroshi NawaSatoru Nakamura
Hisashi YokomoriMitsuharu Tsuchiya
Shosei MutoShosei Muto
Akira HamadaAkira HamadaJiro Oba
Michirō MinamiMichirō Minami

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