Mount Hakkoda
八甲田山
Synopsis
Two infantry regiments of the Imperial Japanese Army—210 men overall—tackled Mt. Hakkoda in the winter of 1902 to prepare for war with Russia.
Top Cast
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Ken Takakura
Captain Tokushima
Hideji Ōtaki
Colonel Nakabayashi
Kinya Kitaoji
Captain Kanda
Tetsuro Tamba
Colonel Kojima
Rentaro Mikuni
Major Yamada
Komaki Kurihara
Hatsuko Kanda (Captain Kanda's wife)
Akira Hamada
Lieutenant Tanabe
Mariko Kaga
Taeko Tokushima (Captain Tokushima's wife)
Yūzō Kayama
Captain Kurata
Kumiko Akiyoshi
Sawa Takiguchi (Guide)
Kenichi Kato
Second Lieutenant Takahata
Ren Ebata
Apprentice officer Funayama
Keiju Kobayashi
Takuya Fujioka
Jun Tazaki
Jun Hamamura
Gin Maeda
Corporal Saito
Shigeru Kōyama
Major Motomiya
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Shirō Moritani
- Screenplay & Story
- Jirô Nitta, Shinobu Hashimoto
- Original Score
- Yasushi Akutagawa
- Original Title
- 八甲田山
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 2h 49m
- Production Studios
- Hashimoto Productions, Shinano Art & Culture Consultant Co., Ltd., Toho Pictures
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Shirō Moritani
Jirô Nitta, Shinobu Hashimoto
Yasushi Akutagawa
Daisaku Kimura
Michiko Ikeda
Tomoyuki Tanaka, Yoshitarō Nomura, Shinobu Hashimoto, Masayuki Satō, Kazuo Baba
Department Leadership Roster
Shinobu Hashimoto
Writer
Shirō Moritani
Director
Michiko Ikeda
Editor
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer
Iwao Akune
Production Design
Yoshitarō Nomura
Producer
Shinobu Hashimoto
Producer
Yasushi Akutagawa
Original Music Composer
Daisaku Kimura
Director of Photography
Production Stills & Gallery
Official cinematic photography and background stills for Mount Hakkoda.
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Frequently Asked Questions About Mount Hakkoda
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Mount Hakkoda about?
Two infantry regiments of the Imperial Japanese Army—210 men overall—tackled Mt. Hakkoda in the winter of 1902 to prepare for war with Russia.
Who directed Mount Hakkoda?
Mount Hakkoda was directed by Shirō Moritani.
Who stars in Mount Hakkoda?
The principal cast of Mount Hakkoda includes Ken Takakura, Hideji Ōtaki, Kinya Kitaoji, Tetsuro Tamba, Rentaro Mikuni.
When was Mount Hakkoda released and how long is it?
Mount Hakkoda was released in 1977 with a total runtime of 2h 49m.
Who composed the musical score for Mount Hakkoda?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Mount Hakkoda was composed by Yasushi Akutagawa.
Is Mount Hakkoda based on a book or true story?
Mount Hakkoda is adapted from the following source material: Novel: "Jirô Nitta".