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August Without Emperor

August Without Emperor

★ 7.2/10•1978•2h 20m•Drama•Thriller

Taking the Chilean coup as an example, a group of young officers plan to overthrow the Japanese government on V-J Day. They aim to abolish the post-war constitution, restore the national army and revive the traditional spirit of Japan. As the conspiracy is exposed, the coup squadrons are wiped out one by one. The remaining squadron takes over a night train bound for Tokyo.

Satsuo Yamamoto · Director

Masayuki Shibuya · Screenplay

Nobuo Yamada · Screenplay

Satsuo Yamamoto · Screenplay

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 20m
LanguageJA
Release DateSep 23, 1978

Actors

Tsunehiko Watase

Tsunehiko Watase

Akimasa Fujisaki

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Kyoko Fujisaki

Etsushi Takahashi

Etsushi Takahashi

Yasuhisa Toshikura

Kei Yamamoto

Kei Yamamoto

Hiroaki Ishimori

Rentaro Mikuni

Rentaro Mikuni

Tameichiro Emi

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Tadashi Tojo

Kensaku Morita

Kensaku Morita

Koichi Ariga

Toshiyuki Nagashima

Toshiyuki Nagashima

Sergeant Yajima

Morio Kazama

Morio Kazama

Shinichirō Mikami

Shinichirō Mikami

Captain Komori

Isao Hashimoto

Isao Hashimoto

Sergeant Shima

Shigeru Kōyama

Shigeru Kōyama

Shingo Shogaki

Mizuho Suzuki

Mizuho Suzuki

Army General Mano

Eiji Okada

Eiji Okada

Assistant General Tokunaga

Hideji Ōtaki

Hideji Ōtaki

Noguchi

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Kubo

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