Port Arthur
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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Toshio Masuda Director · Kazuo Kasahara Screenplay Akihiko Takashima Composer
United States release March 20, 1981 · Produced in Japan · Languages Japanese, Russian
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Toei Company
Production
Toei Tokyo
Production
Japan
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Original title
二百三高地
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese · Russian
Release dates
Japan · August 2, 1980
Theatrical
United States · March 20, 1981
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Italy
December 20, 1984 · Premiere · TV premiere
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