August without Emperor (1978)
August without Emperor (1978) - Drama Movies 140 minutes. Kōtei no Inai Hachigatsu. 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. train
Released: Sep 23, 1978
Runtime: 140 minutes
Stars: Tsunehiko Watase, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Etsushi Takahashi, Kei Yamamoto, Rentaro Mikuni, Tsutomu Yamazaki
Crew: Satsuo Yamamoto (Director), Noritaka Sakamoto (Director of Photography), Masaru Satō (Original Music Composer), Kyuzo Kobayashi (Original Story), Nobuo Yamada (Screenplay), Masayuki Shibuya (Screenplay)