The Militarists
1970, Japanese. Directed by Hiromichi Horikawa.
The second film in Toho's series on the military history of the Showa era, Hiromichi Horikawa's war drama offers a look at the career of controversial politician Hideki Tojo and the strained relationships between Japan's government, military, and the media.
- Runtime
- 2h 14m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
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Cast & crew
- Hiromichi HorikawaDirector
- Keiju KobayashiPremier Hideki Tojo
- Toshirō MifuneAdm. Isoroku Yamamoto
- So YamamuraMitsumasa Yonai
- Yūzō KayamaGoro Arai
- Matagoro Nakamura IIIThe Emperor
- Tatsuya MihashiTakijiro Onishi
- Seiji MiyaguchiShinegori Togo
- Nobuo NakamuraKoichi Kido
- Masao ShimizuSaburo Kurusu
- Shigeru KōyamaFumimaro Konoe
- Kenjirō IshiyamaHajime Sugiyama
- Ryuji KitaKoshiro Oikawa
Details
- Released
- 11 September 1970
- Original title
- 激動の昭和史 軍閥
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Ryōzō Kasahara
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The Militarists runs 134 minutes (2h 14m).
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The Militarists isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 11 September 1970. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
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Who directed The Militarists?
The Militarists (1970) was directed by Hiromichi Horikawa and stars Keiju Kobayashi, Toshirō Mifune, So Yamamura.