August Without Emperor

Original title: 皇帝のいない八月
Duration: 140 min
Release date: 1978-09-23
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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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Tsunehiko Watase
Tsunehiko Watase
as Akimasa Fujisaki
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Sayuri Yoshinaga
as Kyoko Fujisaki
Etsushi Takahashi
Etsushi Takahashi
as Yasuhisa Toshikura
Kei Yamamoto
Kei Yamamoto
as Hiroaki Ishimori
Rentaro Mikuni
Rentaro Mikuni
as Tameichiro Emi
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Tsutomu Yamazaki
as Tadashi Tojo
Kensaku Morita
Kensaku Morita
as Koichi Ariga
Toshiyuki Nagashima
Toshiyuki Nagashima
as Sergeant Yajima
Morio Kazama
Morio Kazama
as
Shinichirō Mikami
Shinichirō Mikami
as Captain Komori
Isao Hashimoto
Isao Hashimoto
as Sergeant Shima
Shigeru Kōyama
Shigeru Kōyama
as Shingo Shogaki
Mizuho Suzuki
Mizuho Suzuki
as Army General Mano
Eiji Okada
Eiji Okada
as Assistant General Tokunaga
Hideji Ōtaki
Hideji Ōtaki
as Noguchi
Kiyoshi Atsumi
Kiyoshi Atsumi
as Kubo
Osamu Takizawa
Osamu Takizawa
as Prime Minister Sabashi
Shin Saburi
Shin Saburi
as Gozo Ohata
Kiwako Taichi
Kiwako Taichi
as Saeko Nakagami
Tetsuro Tamba
Tetsuro Tamba
as Army General Mikami
Akira Kume
Akira Kume
as Trade Minister Kawasaki
Taketoshi Naitō
Taketoshi Naitō
as Labor Minister Hamao
Torahiko Hamada
Torahiko Hamada
as Finance Minister Sone
Kappei Matsumoto
Kappei Matsumoto
as Education Minister Wako
Tomo'o Nagai
Tomo'o Nagai
as Defense Minister Yamamura
Eitarō Ozawa
Eitarō Ozawa
as Infrastructure Minister Osanai
Kuniyasu Atsumi
Kuniyasu Atsumi
as Cabinet Secretary Kurosu
Yuriko Kono
Yuriko Kono
as Chiaki Ishimori
Zenpei Saga
Zenpei Saga
as
Junichi Hayakawa
Junichi Hayakawa
as
Jun Hamamura
Jun Hamamura
as Secretary
Ken Hatano
Ken Hatano
as
Nobuo Tsukamoto
Nobuo Tsukamoto
as Kume
Dennis Farrell
Dennis Farrell
as
Takashi Kanda
Takashi Kanda
as
Kinji Omino
Kinji Omino
as
Tatsuo Ito
Tatsuo Ito
as
Kiyoto Harada
Kiyoto Harada
as
Nobuyuki Katsube
Nobuyuki Katsube
as
Tsutomu Isobe
Tsutomu Isobe
as
Yasuo Kanechika
Yasuo Kanechika
as
Katsumi Itô
Katsumi Itô
as
Sōnosuke Oda
Sōnosuke Oda
as
Toshiyuki Watanabe
Toshiyuki Watanabe
as
Ryûsuke Kita
Ryûsuke Kita
as
Jun Kashima
Jun Kashima
as
Takuya Shiba
Takuya Shiba
as
Hideaki Komori
Hideaki Komori
as
Keiji Tsuchida
Keiji Tsuchida
as
Taku Kido
Taku Kido
as
Kôei Yamamoto
Kôei Yamamoto
as
Akihiko Hanyû
Akihiko Hanyû
as
Tadayuki Okamoto
Tadayuki Okamoto
as
Hidetoshi Hasegawa
Hidetoshi Hasegawa
as
Seiji Shinohara
Seiji Shinohara
as
Shuichi Oki
Shuichi Oki
as
Nobuo Takagi
Nobuo Takagi
as
Kazuhiro Takasugi
Kazuhiro Takasugi
as
Kayoko Minowa
Kayoko Minowa
as
Matsuko Shiga
Matsuko Shiga
as
Yutaka Nakajima
Yutaka Nakajima
as Noriko
Jun Izumi
Jun Izumi
as Yumi
Tamiko Futamura
Tamiko Futamura
as
Mari Okamoto
Mari Okamoto
as
Yoshiko Okada
Yoshiko Okada
as Kaneda
Ai Mori
Ai Mori
as
Maki Tachibana
Maki Tachibana
as
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