August without Emperor
movie
Released September 23, 1978
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.
Cast
Tsunehiko Watase
as
Akimasa Fujisaki
Sayuri Yoshinaga
as
Kyoko Fujisaki
Etsushi Takahashi
as
Yasuhisa Toshikura
Kei Yamamoto
as
Hiroaki Ishimori
Rentaro Mikuni
as
Tameichiro Emi
Tsutomu Yamazaki
as
Tadashi Tojo
Kensaku Morita
as
Koichi Ariga
Toshiyuki Nagashima
as
Sergeant Yajima
Morio Kazama
Shinichirō Mikami
as
Captain Komori
Isao Hashimoto
as
Sergeant Shima
Shigeru Kōyama
as
Shingo Shogaki
Crew
Satsuo Yamamoto
as
Director
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Noritaka Sakamoto
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Director of Photography
Masaru Satō
as
Original Music Composer
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Isao Kumagai
as
Assistant Director
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Akiyuki Ito
as
Sound Effects
Kyuzo Kobayashi
as
Original Story
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Toshio Tanaka
as
Sound Recordist
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Ryuji Matsumoto
as
Sound Mixer
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Tadataka Yoshino
as
Art Direction
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Shigemi Sugisaki
as
Executive Producer
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Masayuki Shibuya
as
Screenplay
Nobuo Yamada
as
Screenplay