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August without Emperor

Drama
Thriller
140 mins
7.0
1978

Description

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.

Casts:

Tsunehiko Watase
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Etsushi Takahashi
Kei Yamamoto
Rentaro Mikuni
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Kensaku Morita
Toshiyuki Nagashima

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