August Without Emperor
1978, Japanese. Directed by Satsuo Yamamoto.
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.
- Runtime
- 2h 20m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Satsuo YamamotoDirector
- Tsunehiko WataseAkimasa Fujisaki
- Sayuri YoshinagaKyoko Fujisaki
- Etsushi TakahashiYasuhisa Toshikura
- Kei YamamotoHiroaki Ishimori
- Rentaro MikuniTameichiro Emi
- Tsutomu YamazakiTadashi Tojo
- Kensaku MoritaKoichi Ariga
- Toshiyuki NagashimaSergeant Yajima
- Morio KazamaCast
- Shinichirō MikamiCaptain Komori
- Isao HashimotoSergeant Shima
- Shigeru KōyamaShingo Shogaki
Details
- Released
- 23 September 1978
- Original title
- 皇帝のいない八月
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Masayuki Shibuya, Nobuo Yamada, Satsuo Yamamoto
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August Without Emperor runs 140 minutes (2h 20m).
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Who directed August Without Emperor?
August Without Emperor (1978) was directed by Satsuo Yamamoto and stars Tsunehiko Watase, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Etsushi Takahashi.