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Port Arthur

1980 · 185 min

A grim, sweeping war epic that immerses you in the grinding horror and human cost of a historical siege.

Directed by
Toshio Masuda
Genres
War, Drama, History
Starring
Tatsuya Nakadai, Teruhiko Aoi, Kenji Niinuma
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.

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Directed by
Toshio Masuda
Genres
War, Drama, History
Starring
Tatsuya Nakadai, Teruhiko Aoi, Kenji Niinuma
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • war
  • death
  • survival
  • power
  • grief
Places
  • military
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore strong
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
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ScaleValue0 to 10
Action7
Horror5
Humour1
Realism8
Romance1
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
war, drama, history
Directed by
Toshio Masuda
Written by
Kazuo Kasahara
Starring
Tatsuya Nakadai, Teruhiko Aoi, Kenji Niinuma, Masayuki Yuhara, Makoto Satō, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Akio Hasegawa, Yoshio Inaba
Music
Akihiko Takashima
Cinematography
Masahiko Iimura
Runtime
185 min
Country
Japan
Languages
Russian, Japanese

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