The Emperor in August (2015)
3.5 of 5 from 45 ratings
2h 15min
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- Synopsis:
- On August 14th, 1945, at an Imperial conference, the Showa Emperor, Hirohito (Masahiro Motoki), finally decided to accept the Potsdam Declaration. However, some young firebrand Army officers insisted on continuing the war and conspired to launch a coup. Anami (Koji Yakusho), the Minister of War, was pressed to make an extremely difficult decision.
- Actors:
- Kôji Yakusho, Masahiro Motoki, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Tôri Matsuzaka, Kikuo Kaneuchi, Misuzu Kanno, Katsumi Kiba, Midoriko Kimura, Kazushige Komatsu, Akaji Maro, Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Yûko Miyamoto, Shû Nakajima, Ikuji Nakamura, Tôru Nomaguchi, Yasumasa Ohba, Misako Renbutsu, Erika Toda, Shôta Totsuka
- Directors:
- Masato Harada
- Writers:
- Kazutoshi Handô, Masato Harada
- Aka:
- Nihon no ichiban nagai hi ketteiban
- Genres:
- Action & Adventure, Drama
- Countries:
- Japan
