is a 1980 Japanese war film directed by Toshio Masuda. The Japanese title "Ni hyaku san kochi" means 203 Hill. The film depicts the fiercest battles at 203 Hill in the

Siege of Port Arthur The siege of Port Arthur ( ja, 旅順攻囲戦, ''Ryojun Kōisen''; russian: link=no, Оборона Порт-Артура, ''Oborona Port-Artura'', August 1, 1904 – January 2, 1905) was the longest and most violent land battle of the Russ ...

during the

Russo-Japanese War The Russo-Japanese War ( ja, 日露戦争, Nichiro sensō, Japanese-Russian War; russian: Ру́сско-япóнская войнá, Rússko-yapónskaya voyná) was fought between the Empire of Japan and the Russian Empire during 1904 and 1 ...

1904 - 1905.

Cast

Tatsuya Nakadai is a Japanese film actor. He was featured in 11 films directed by Masaki Kobayashi, including ''The Human Condition'' trilogy, wherein he starred as the lead character Kaji, plus ''Harakiri'', ''Samurai Rebellion'' and ''Kwaidan''. Nakadai wor ...

Nogi Maresuke Count , also known as Kiten, Count Nogi (December 25, 1849September 13, 1912), was a Japanese general in the Imperial Japanese Army and a governor-general of Taiwan. He was one of the commanders during the 1894 capture of Port Arthur from Chin ...

* Tetsuro Tamba as

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as Koga Takeshi * Kenji Niinuma as Kinoshita *

Toshiyuki Nagashima is a Japanese actor. He won the award for Best Newcomer at the 3rd Hochi Film Awards for '' Kaerazaru hibi'' and for Best Actor at the 6th Hochi Film Awards for '' Enrai''. Selected filmography Film *'' Kaerazaru hibi'' (1978) *''Third Base'' ...

as Nogi Yasusuke * Makoto Satō as Ushiwaka Toratarō *

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as Matsumura Kanetomo * Hiroshi Nawa as Nakamura Satoru *

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as Nogi Sizuko *

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as Matsuo Sachi *

Shigeru Kōyama was a Japanese actor. Career Born in Kure, Hiroshima, Kōyama joined the Bungakuza theatre troupe in 1952, first as a directorial assistant and then as an actor. He made his film debut in 1953 in Tadashi Imai's ''An Inlet of Muddy Water''. He ...

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Nobuo Kawai was a Japanese actor. He is most famous for playing villains and appeared in many jidaigeki and detective television dramas as a guest. He was a member of Yukio Mishima's Roman Gekijo Theatre Company. He died of cerebral infarction on June 24, ...

Komura Jutarō was a Japanese statesman and diplomat.

Yoshio Inaba was a Japanese actor best known for his role as Gorobei in Akira Kurosawa's '' Seven Samurai''. In addition to his career in film, Inaba was also a prolific theater actor and a member of the prestigious Haiyuza Theatre Company. He died of a heart ...

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as Kuji * Kastutoshi Arata as Ainoda *

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as Oki Teisuke *

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as Kamiizumi Tokuya * Kayo Matsuo as

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Staff

* Planning: Kiyoshi Koda, Kanji Amao, Hiroko Ota, Tsuneo Seto * Screenplay: Kazuo Kasahara * Photography: Masahiko Iimura * Special Effects Director: Akinori Nakano * Sound Recordist: Hiroyoshi Sokata * Lighting: Shigeru Umeya * Production Designer: Hiroshi Kitagawa * Chief Assistant Director: Akinori Baba * Editor: Kiyoaki Saito * Sound Effects: Ryuzo Iwafuji * Record: Shigeko Katsuhara * Mito: Shinosuke Ogata * Device: Shigeharu Yasawa * Decoration: Yasuji Igarashi * Special Effects: Ohira SFX * Acting office: Mitsuo Yamada * Cosmetics: Mamoru Inoue, Kinue Suetake * Beauty: Takako Miyajima * Costume: Fukusaki Seigo * Tattoo: Ryoji Kasumi * Advertiser: Shun Sakamoto, Hachio Yamamoto * Stills Photography: Mitsuo Kato * Russian Language Instructor: Mariko Nabeya * Dialect guidance: Kazuya Takeo, Kenji Isomura

SFX Unit

Photography: Takao Tsurumi Lighting: Masakuni Morimoto Art Director: Yasuyuki Inoue Optical Photography: Takeshi Miyanishi Animation Produced by: Toei Animation Film Processing: Toei Labotech Chief of Operations: Michio Ishikawa

Music Recording Staff

Directed and Conducted by: Naozumi Yamamoto Music: Akihiko Takashima Performed by: New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra Produced by: Free Flight Records, Oz Music Released Thru: Warner Pioneer

Special Thanks

Narrator:

Taketoshi Naito was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 70 films between 1953 and 2003. He died of lymphoma on 21 August 2012. Selected filmography Film * ''Mahiru no ankoku'' (1956) * ''An Actress'' (1956) - Akio Satomi * '' The Burmese Harp'' (1956) - ...

Planning Cooperation * Ryuzo Sejima, Shiro Hara, Masataka Chihaya Costume production * Tokyo costume Cooperation * Oshima Onsen Hotel * Fujita Tourism Oshima Kowakien * Oshima Town Hall * Oshima Branch of Tokyo * Mitsui Kinzoku Kogyo Co., Ltd. * Book Publishing Edition * Photo Book Russo-Japanese War * Chuo Nogikai * Nogi Shrine * Group Himawari * Toei Actor Center Produced in Association with * Toho Eizo Art

Honors

Japan Academy Film Prize

*Won:Best Actor in a Supporting Role - Tetsuro Tamba

23rd Blue Ribbon Awards

*Won: 1981:

Blue Ribbon Awards The are film-specific prizes awarded solely by movie critics and writers in Tokyo, Japan. The awards were established in 1950 by which is composed of film correspondents from seven Tokyo-based sports newspapers. In 1961, the six major Japanes ...

: Best Actor -

*Won: 1981:

: Best Supporting Actor - Tetsuro Tamba

References

External links

* 1980 films 1980s Japanese-language films Films directed by Toshio Masuda Japanese war films 1980s war films Films set in the Meiji period Films set in 1904 Films set in 1905 Toei Company films 1980s Japanese films {{1980s-Japan-film-stub