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August without Emperor (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.
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Satsuo Yamamoto profile
Satsuo Yamamoto

Director

Masayuki Shibuya profile
Masayuki Shibuya

Screenplay

Cast

Tsunehiko Watase profile
Tsunehiko Watase

Akimasa Fujisaki

Sayuri Yoshinaga profile
Sayuri Yoshinaga

Kyoko Fujisaki

Etsushi Takahashi profile
Etsushi Takahashi

Yasuhisa Toshikura

Kei Yamamoto profile
Kei Yamamoto

Hiroaki Ishimori

Rentaro Mikuni profile
Rentaro Mikuni

Tameichiro Emi

Tsutomu Yamazaki profile
Tsutomu Yamazaki

Tadashi Tojo

Kensaku Morita profile
Kensaku Morita

Koichi Ariga

Toshiyuki Nagashima profile
Toshiyuki Nagashima

Sergeant Yajima

Morio Kazama profile
Morio Kazama

Shinichirō Mikami profile
Shinichirō Mikami

Captain Komori

Isao Hashimoto profile
Isao Hashimoto

Sergeant Shima

Shigeru Kōyama profile
Shigeru Kōyama

Shingo Shogaki

Tsunehiko Watase profile
Tsunehiko Watase

Akimasa Fujisaki

Sayuri Yoshinaga profile
Sayuri Yoshinaga

Kyoko Fujisaki

Etsushi Takahashi profile
Etsushi Takahashi

Yasuhisa Toshikura

Kei Yamamoto profile
Kei Yamamoto

Hiroaki Ishimori

Rentaro Mikuni profile
Rentaro Mikuni

Tameichiro Emi

Tsutomu Yamazaki profile
Tsutomu Yamazaki

Tadashi Tojo

Kensaku Morita profile
Kensaku Morita

Koichi Ariga

Toshiyuki Nagashima profile
Toshiyuki Nagashima

Sergeant Yajima

Morio Kazama profile
Morio Kazama

Shinichirō Mikami profile
Shinichirō Mikami

Captain Komori

Isao Hashimoto profile
Isao Hashimoto

Sergeant Shima

Shigeru Kōyama profile
Shigeru Kōyama

Shingo Shogaki

Extra

Release Date

September 23, 1978

Original Language

Japanese

Budget

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Production Company

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