Mount Hakkoda (1977 film)

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Mt. Hakkoda (八甲田山, Hakkōda-san) is a 1977 Japanese film directed by Shirō Moritani. Based on the novelist Jirō Nitta's recounting of the Hakkōda Mountains incident, the film tells the story of two infantry regiments of the Imperial Japanese Army, consisting of 210 men, that tried to traverse the Hakkōda Mountains in the winter of 1902,[1] in preparation for the anticipated Russo-Japanese War.[2] The film was Japan's submission to the 50th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.[3][4]

Mount Hakkōda
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Directed byShirō Moritani
Written byShinobu Hashimoto
Yoshitarō Nomura
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Produced byShinobu Hashimoto
Starring
CinematographyDaisaku Kimura
Edited byMichiko Ikeda
Jūgo Takemura
Music byYasushi Akutagawa
Production
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Distributed byToho
Release date
  • June 4, 1977 (1977-06-04) (Japan)
Running time
169 minutes
CountryJapan
LanguageJapanese
Box office2.59 billion JPY

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References

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  1. ^ "八甲田山". Agency for Cultural Affairs 映画情報システム. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  2. ^ "八甲田山". Kinema Junpo. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  3. ^ "List of Japanese films nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film" (in Japanese). Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
  4. ^ "八甲田山". kotobank. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
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