August Without Emperor

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.

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Release date

23 Sept 1978

Runtime

2 h 20 min

• TMDB 7.2

Genres

• Drama
• Thriller

Director

Satsuo Yamamoto

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Countries

• JP

Cast

Tsunehiko Wataseas Akimasa FujisakiSayuri Yoshinagaas Kyoko FujisakiEtsushi Takahashias Yasuhisa ToshikuraKei Yamamotoas Hiroaki IshimoriRentaro Mikunias Tameichiro EmiTsutomu Yamazakias Tadashi TojoKensaku Moritaas Koichi ArigaToshiyuki Nagashimaas Sergeant YajimaMorio KazamaShinichirō Mikamias Captain Komori

Writers

MSMasayuki ShibuyaNobuo YamadaSatsuo Yamamoto

Composer

Masaru Satō

Cinematography

NSNoritaka Sakamoto

Studios

Shochiku

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