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
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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 ...
as
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 ...
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Tetsuro Tamba as
Kodama Gentarō
Viscount was a Japanese general in the Imperial Japanese Army and a government minister during the Meiji period. He was instrumental in establishing the modern Imperial Japanese military.
Early life
Kodama was born on March 16, 1852, in Toku ...
*
Teruhiko Aoi
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*, Japanese swimmer
*, Japanese politician
*, Japanese sport wrestler
*, Japanese singer and actor
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as Koga Takeshi
* Kenji Niinuma as Kinoshita
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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
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Makoto Satō as Ushiwaka Toratarō
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Isao Tamagawa
was a Japanese actor. He appeared in the Japanese film ''Branded to Kill'', as Michihiko Yabuhara: the yakuza boss that hires Hanada and seduces his wife. Upon the discovery that his diamond smuggling operation has been burgled, he employs Hanada ...
as Matsumura Kanetomo
* Hiroshi Nawa as
Nakamura Satoru
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Yoko Nogiwa
Yoko may refer to:
People
* Yoko (name), a Japanese feminine given name; variants include Yōko and Yohko
* Yoko Gushiken (具志堅 用高, born 1955), Japanese professional boxer
* Yoko Taro (横尾 太郎, born 1970), Japanese video game di ...
as Nogi Sizuko
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Masako Natsume
was a Japanese actress from Tokyo. Widely popular in Japan, she gained worldwide recognition for her portrayal of Tripitaka in the TV series ''Monkey,'' which is now considered a cult classic.
Biography
Masako was born Masako Odate in Shibuy ...
as Matsuo Sachi
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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 ...
as
Yamagata Aritomo
'' Gensui'' Prince , also known as Prince Yamagata Kyōsuke, was a senior-ranking Japanese military commander, twice-elected Prime Minister of Japan, and a leading member of the '' genrō'', an élite group of senior statesmen who dominated J ...
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Shigeru Amachi
was a Japanese actor. He appeared in more than 120 films from 1953 to 1984.
Career
Amachi joined the Shintoho studio as one of its "New Face" actors of 1951 and established himself in action and jidaigeki films. He gained fame for the nihilist ...
as
Kaneko Kentarō
was a statesman, diplomat, and legal scholar in Meiji period Japan. A graduate of Harvard Law School, he drew on his connections in the American legal community over the course of his long career in Japanese government, particularly in his ro ...
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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, ...
as
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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 ...
as
Ijichi Kōsuke
Baron was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army in the First Sino-Japanese War and Chief of Staff of the Japanese Third Army during the Siege of Port Arthur in the Russo-Japanese War. His wife was the niece of Marshal Oyama Iwao.
Biography
Ij ...
*
Jirō Yabuki
also known as Jirō Chiba is a retired Japanese actor. His older brother is Sonny Chiba. He is known for playing the role of Kazuya Taki in the tokusatsu superhero series '' Kamen Rider''.
He started his acting career at the Bungakuza theatre ...
as Kuji
* Kastutoshi Arata as Ainoda
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Kunio Murai
is a Japanese actor and voice actor. He is famous for Japanese dubbing roles for Harrison Ford (Especially for Indiana Jones).
Filmography
Films
* '' Godzilla vs. Gigan'' (1972) (Takashi Shima)
* ''Japan Sinks'' (1973) (Kataoka)
* ''The Batt ...
as Oki Teisuke
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Akihiko Hirata
(December 16, 1927 – July 25, 1984), born , was a Japanese film actor. While Hirata starred in many movies (including Hiroshi Inagaki's ''Samurai'' trilogy), he is most well known for his work in the ''kaiju'' genre, including such films as '' ...
as
Nagaoka Gaishi
Count was a Japanese military officer. He served in the First Sino-Japanese War and was Vice Chief of the General Staff in Japan during the Russo-Japanese War. He became a member of the House of Representatives in 1924.
History
Gaishi Nagao ...
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Go Wakabayashi
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Arts and entertainment Games and sport
* Go (game), a board game for two players
* '' Travel Go'' (formerly ''Go – The International Travel Game''), a game based on world travel
* Go, the starting position l ...
as Kamiizumi Tokuya
* Kayo Matsuo as
Empress Shōken
, born , was the wife and adviser of Emperor Meiji of Japan. She is also known under the technically more correct name . She was one of the founders of the Japanese Red Cross Society, whose charity work was known throughout the First Sino-Japanese ...
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Hisaya Morishige
was a Japanese actor and comedian. Born in Hirakata, Osaka, he graduated from Kitano Middle School (now Kitano High School), and attended Waseda University. He began his career as a stage actor, then became an announcer for NHK, working in ...
as
Itō Hirobumi
was a Japanese politician and statesman who served as the first Prime Minister of Japan. He was also a leading member of the ''genrō'', a group of senior statesmen that dictated Japanese policy during the Meiji era.
A London-educated samur ...
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Toshirō Mifune
was a Japanese actor who appeared in over 150 feature films. He is best known for his 16-film collaboration (1948–1965) with Akira Kurosawa in such works as ''Rashomon'', ''Seven Samurai'', ''The Hidden Fortress'', ''Throne of Blood'', and '' ...
as
Emperor Meiji
, also called or , was the 122nd emperor of Japan according to the traditional order of succession. Reigning from 13 February 1867 to his death, he was the first monarch of the Empire of Japan and presided over the Meiji era. He was the figur ...
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 -
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 ...
*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 Supporting Actor -
Tetsuro Tamba
References
External links
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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
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