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August without Emperor
August without Emperor

August without Emperor

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

140 mins

Rating

7/10

Release Date

23 September 1978

Country

Japan

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

Mizuho Suzuki

Mizuho Suzuki

Army General Mano

Eiji Okada

Eiji Okada

Assistant General Tokunaga

Hideji Ōtaki

Hideji Ōtaki

Noguchi

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Kiyoshi Atsumi

Kubo

Osamu Takizawa

Osamu Takizawa

Prime Minister Sabashi

Shin Saburi

Shin Saburi

Gozo Ohata

Kiwako Taichi

Kiwako Taichi

Saeko Nakagami

Tetsuro Tamba

Tetsuro Tamba

Army General Mikami

Akira Kume

Akira Kume

Trade Minister Kawasaki

Taketoshi Naitō

Taketoshi Naitō

Labor Minister Hamao

Torahiko Hamada

Torahiko Hamada

Finance Minister Sone

Kappei Matsumoto

Kappei Matsumoto

Education Minister Wako

Tomo'o Nagai

Tomo'o Nagai

Defense Minister Yamamura

Eitarō Ozawa

Eitarō Ozawa

Infrastructure Minister Osanai

Kuniyasu Atsumi

Kuniyasu Atsumi

Cabinet Secretary Kurosu

Yuriko Kono

Yuriko Kono

Chiaki Ishimori

Zenpei Saga

Zenpei Saga

Junichi Hayakawa

Junichi Hayakawa

Jun Hamamura

Jun Hamamura

Secretary

Ken Hatano

Ken Hatano

Nobuo Tsukamoto

Nobuo Tsukamoto

Kume

Dennis Farrell

Dennis Farrell

Takashi Kanda

Takashi Kanda

Kinji Omino

Kinji Omino

Tatsuo Ito

Tatsuo Ito

Kiyoto Harada

Kiyoto Harada

Nobuyuki Katsube

Nobuyuki Katsube

Tsutomu Isobe

Tsutomu Isobe

Yasuo Kanechika

Yasuo Kanechika

Katsumi Itô

Katsumi Itô

Sōnosuke Oda

Sōnosuke Oda

Toshiyuki Watanabe

Toshiyuki Watanabe

Ryûsuke Kita

Ryûsuke Kita

Jun Kashima

Jun Kashima

Takuya Shiba

Takuya Shiba

Hideaki Komori

Hideaki Komori

Keiji Tsuchida

Keiji Tsuchida

Taku Kido

Taku Kido

Kôei Yamamoto

Kôei Yamamoto

Akihiko Hanyû

Akihiko Hanyû

Tadayuki Okamoto

Tadayuki Okamoto

Hidetoshi Hasegawa

Hidetoshi Hasegawa

Seiji Shinohara

Seiji Shinohara

Shuichi Oki

Shuichi Oki

Nobuo Takagi

Nobuo Takagi

Kazuhiro Takasugi

Kazuhiro Takasugi

Kayoko Minowa

Kayoko Minowa

Matsuko Shiga

Matsuko Shiga

Yutaka Nakajima

Yutaka Nakajima

Noriko

Jun Izumi

Jun Izumi

Yumi

Tamiko Futamura

Tamiko Futamura

Mari Okamoto

Mari Okamoto

Yoshiko Okada

Yoshiko Okada

Kaneda

Ai Mori

Ai Mori

Maki Tachibana

Maki Tachibana

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