August without Emperor

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Director :

Satsuo Yamamoto

Stars :

Tsunehiko WataseSayuri YoshinagaEtsushi TakahashiKei YamamotoRentaro MikuniTsutomu YamazakiKensaku MoritaToshiyuki NagashimaMorio KazamaShinichirō Mikami

Genre :

DramaThriller

Release :

1978-09-23

Story :

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.