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August Without Emperor

August Without Emperor

SEP 23, 1978 · 140 MIN · DIR. SATSUO YAMAMOTO

DramaThriller

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.

Cast

  • 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

Crew

Screenplay

Masayuki Shibuya

Screenplay

Nobuo Yamada

Screenplay

Satsuo Yamamoto

Director of Photography

Noritaka Sakamoto

Editor

Yoshi Sugihara

Original Music Composer

Masaru Satō

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