August without Emperor
First aired on Sep 23, 1978
Runtime: 140 mins
70%
Genres: 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.
Featured Cast: click image to view more
Tsunehiko Watase | Akimasa Fujisaki
Sayuri Yoshinaga | Kyoko Fujisaki
Etsushi Takahashi | Yasuhisa Toshikura
Kei Yamamoto | Hiroaki Ishimori
Rentaro Mikuni | Tameichiro Emi
Tsutomu Yamazaki | Tadashi Tojo
Featured Crew
Satsuo Yamamoto | Director
Noritaka Sakamoto | Director of Photography
Masaru Satō | Original Music Composer
Akiyuki Ito | Sound Effects
Isao Kumagai | Assistant Director
Kyuzo Kobayashi | Original Story
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