August Without Emperor
August Without Emperor

August Without Emperor

1978-09-23 | 140 min

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.

Genres

Drama Thriller

Cast

Tsunehiko Watase

Tsunehiko Watase

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Etsushi Takahashi

Etsushi Takahashi

Kei Yamamoto

Kei Yamamoto

Rentaro Mikuni

Rentaro Mikuni

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Kensaku Morita

Kensaku Morita

Toshiyuki Nagashima

Toshiyuki Nagashima

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