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:
Japan
China
Manchuria
Russian army
Japanese army
Meiji period
1900s
Russo-japanese war
Korea
Port arthur
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Character: Maresuke Nogi
Character: Takeshi Koga
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Character: Kikumatsu Umetani
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