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The Secret Battlefield

The Secret Battlefield

★ 7.4/10•2026•2h 18m•Drama•War

In April 1941, months before the Pacific War begins, Japan’s brightest young elites, bureaucrats, military officers, and civilians, are secretly assembled at the Total War Research Institute. Tasked with simulating a conflict against the United States, they confront harsh realities through intense analysis.

Yuya Ishii · Director

Yuya Ishii · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 18m
LanguageJA
Release DateJul 31, 2026

Actors

Sosuke Ikematsu

Sosuke Ikematsu

Taiga Nakano

Taiga Nakano

Takanori Iwata

Takanori Iwata

Aoi Nakamura

Aoi Nakamura

Takahiro Miura

Takahiro Miura

Jun Kunimura

Jun Kunimura

Ryuta Sato

Ryuta Sato

Yosuke Eguchi

Yosuke Eguchi

Koichi Sato

Koichi Sato

Fumi Nikaido

Fumi Nikaido

Rairu Sugita

Rairu Sugita

Yukiya Kitamura

Yukiya Kitamura

Kyusaku Shimada

Kyusaku Shimada

Hideo Nakano

Hideo Nakano

Ikkei Watanabe

Ikkei Watanabe

Tetsuya Bessho

Tetsuya Bessho

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