Port Arthur (1980) on Netflix
In the Russo-Japanese War, the Japanese army besieges Port Arthur. Reserve officer Takeshi Koga commands a platoon, and Emperor Meiji charges General Nogi Maresuke with taking the fortress.
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In the Russo-Japanese War of 1904 to 1905, the Japanese army lays siege to the fortress of Port Arthur, a place counted among the most heavily fortified places in the world. Emperor Meiji commissions General Nogi Maresuke with the conquest of the fort, and Nogi commands the Japanese army in the field while his conduct of the campaign is watched. Takeshi Koga, a reserve officer, becomes the commander of a platoon and later of a company, and the men of his platoon are among the units of the besieging army. The fiercest battles of the siege are fought at Hill 203.
