Port Arthur 1980

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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.

Release Date 1980-08-02
Runtime 3h 5m
Directors Toshio Masuda, Masahiko Iimura, Shōkaku Baba, Naozumi Yamamoto
Producer Shigeru Okada
Writer Kazuo Kasahara