The Emperor in August

Directed by Masato Harada
2015    2h 16mHistory, War,
6.689%
On August 14th, 1945, at an Imperial conference, the Showa Emperor, Hirohito (Masahiro Motoki), finally decided to accept the Potsdam Declaration. However, some young firebrand Army officers insisted on continuing the war and conspired to launch a coup. Anami (Koji Yakusho), the Minister of War, was pressed to make an extremely difficult decision.
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Cast of The Emperor in August
  • Koji YakushoGeneral Korechika Anami
  • Masahiro MotokiEmperor Showa
  • Tori MatsuzakaMajor Kenji Hatanaka
  • Shinichi TsutsumiChief Secretary Hisatsune Sakomizu
  • Tsutomu YamazakiPrime Minister Kantaro Suzuki
  • Kenichi YajimaNaidaijin Kōichi Kido
  • Ikuji NakamuraAdmiral Mitsumasa Yonai
  • Kazuhiro YamajiTōji Yasui
  • Akaji MaroAdmiral Hisanori Fujita
  • Yuki IkenobōEmpress Kōjun
  • Shû NakajimaGeneral Hideki Tojo
  • Yasumasa ObaLieutenant Colonel Masataka Ida
  • Misako RenbutsuKimiko
  • Erika TodaMiss Yasuki
  • Kenichi MatsuyamaTakeo Sasaki
  • Yuko MiyamotoTakeko Hoshina
  • Shota TotsukaCaptain Masayoshi Fujii
  • Kenzo Ryu
  • Mio TanakaKokatsu Arao
  • Rikiya MifuneKoreaki Anami
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