The Battle of Port Arthur (203 kochi)

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203 kochi (1980)

203 kochi (English: 203 Plateaus) is a 1980 Japanese spectacular epic war directed by Toshio Masuda, depicting the bloody siege of the fortress Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War 1904 - 1905. In the story dominated the character Lieutenant 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.

The following weapons are seen in the movie 203 kochi:

Handguns

Russian Nagant M1895

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Nagant M1895 Pistol - 7.62x38N cartridge (aka 7.62 Nagant ammo).

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Japanese officer holds Nagant revolver.

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Lt. Kogyo (Teruhiko Aoi) point by his revolver on russian officer.

Rifles

Arisaka Rifle

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Arisaka Type 38 rifle - 6.5x50mm Arisaka

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Japanese soldiers used Arisaka Rifle.

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Pvt. Uschiwaka (Makoto Satô) with a rifle.

Mosin Nagant Rifle

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Full-length, Soviet Mosin Nagant M91/30 - 7.62x54R

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Wounded Russian soldier (left) holds his Mosin Nagant Rifle.

Machine Guns

Maxim M1910

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Maxim 1910 with 'Sokolov' wheel mount, w/o shield - 7.62x54mmR

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Russian soldiers with two Maxim M1910 machine guns.

Hand Grenades

Fuse Bomb

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Japanese soldier carries a fuse bomb is close to the Russian machine gun.

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Pvt. Uschiwaka (Makoto Satô) is going to throw a fuse bomb.

Naval mine

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Russian Army uses of modified naval mines as land weapons.

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Other

Japanese mountain Howitzer

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Japanese Mortar

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Initially used Japanese artillery against the mighty fortress only ineffective mortars.

Japanese heavy 28 cm Howitzer

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Later Japanese artillery has deployed very effective heavy 28 cm Howitzers.

Russian heavy fort cannon

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The fort defends russian heavy artillery.