August without Emperor (1978)

09/23/1978 (JP) • 2h 20m

Drama, Thriller

Overview

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.

Top Billed Cast

Tsunehiko Watase

Akimasa Fujisaki

Sayuri Yoshinaga

Kyoko Fujisaki

Etsushi Takahashi

Yasuhisa Toshikura

Kei Yamamoto

Hiroaki Ishimori

Rentaro Mikuni

Tameichiro Emi

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Tadashi Tojo

Kensaku Morita

Koichi Ariga

Toshiyuki Nagashima

Sergeant Yajima


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Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

train

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