August without Emperor
1978/09/23 (US) | Drama, Thriller
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.
Satsuo Yamamoto
Director
Masayuki Shibuya
Screenplay
Nobuo Yamada
Screenplay
Satsuo Yamamoto
Screenplay
Lead 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
Budget
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Revenue
$ 0
Status
Released
Production Company
- Shochiku
Crews
Noritaka Sakamoto
Director of Photography
Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer
Akiyuki Ito
Sound Effects
Isao Kumagai
Assistant Director
Yoshi Sugihara
Editor
Shigemi Sugisaki
Executive Producer
Tadataka Yoshino
Art Direction