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.
高倉健
as Captain Tokushima
大滝秀治
as Colonel Nakabayashi
北大路欣也
as Captain Kanda
丹波哲郎
as Colonel Kojima
三国連太郎
as Major Yamada
栗原小巻
as Hatsuko Kanda (Captain Kanda's wife)
浜田晃
as Lieutenant Tanabe
加賀まりこ
as Taeko Tokushima (Captain Tokushima's wife)
加山雄三
as Captain Kurata
秋吉久美子
as Sawa Takiguchi (Guide)
加藤健一
as Second Lieutenant Takahata
Ren Ebata
as Apprentice officer Funayama
