August Without Emperor

Name: August Without Emperor
Genre: Drama, Thriller
Released: 23 Sep 1978
Rating: 7.00
Cast: Tsunehiko Watase, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Etsushi Takahashi, Kei Yamamoto, Rentaro Mikuni

1978-09-23 Japan 140 minutes.

7.00 3 votes

Drama Thriller japan based on novel or book coup d'etat hijacking train hijacking train incident sleeper train political fiction japan self defense forces (jsdf)post-war chaos period

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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.

Year 1978

Studio Shochiku

Director Satsuo Yamamoto

Crew Satsuo Yamamoto (Director), Noritaka Sakamoto (Director of Photography), Masaru Satō (Original Music Composer), Akiyuki Ito (Sound Effects), Isao Kumagai (Assistant Director), Kyuzo Kobayashi (Original Story)

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Language 日本語