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.
Directing | Toshio Masuda | Director |
Production | Shigeru Okada | Producer |
Camera | Masahiko Iimura | Director of Photography |
Writing | Kazuo Kasahara | Screenplay |
Art | Hiroshi Kitagawa | Art Direction |
Lighting | Shigeru Umetani | Lighting Technician |
Sound | Hiroyoshi Munakata | Sound Recordist |
Editing | Kiyoaki Saitô | Editor |
Sound | Naozumi Yamamoto | Conductor |
Sound | Akihiko Takashima | Original Music Composer |
Directing | Shōkaku Baba | Assistant Director |
Camera | Mitsuo Katô | Still Photographer |
Visual Effects | Teruyoshi Nakano | Special Effects Supervisor |
Sound | Ryuzo Iwafuji | Sound Effects |
Sound | Naozumi Yamamoto | Music Director |