The Battle of Port Arthur (1980)
- Original title
- 二百三高地
- Directed by
- Toshio Masuda
- Genre
- war film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 3h 05m
- Rating
- 7.4 of 10 from 13 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This Japanese war film shows the heavy combat at Hill 203 during the Siege of Port Arthur in the Russo-Japanese War. It focuses on soldiers fighting a brutal campaign in 1904 and 1905.
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What happens
The Battle of Port Arthur (Japanese: 二百三高地, Hepburn: Ni hyaku san kochi) is a 1980 Japanese war film directed by Toshio Masuda. The Japanese title "Ni hyaku san kochi" means Hill 203. The film depicts the fiercest battles at Hill 203 in the Siege of Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War 1904 - 1905. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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