August Without Emperor

August Without Emperor

1978
2h 20m
7.0

7.0/10

3 votes • View on IMDb
Drama Thriller
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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Production Information

Production Companies
Shochiku
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Keywords

japan based on novel or book coup d'etat hijacking train hijacking train incident sleeper train political fiction japan self defense forces (jsdf) post-war chaos period

Quick Facts

Original Title 皇帝のいない八月
Release Date September 23, 1978
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0328049

Cast

Tsunehiko Watase
Tsunehiko Watase

Akimasa Fujisaki

Sayuri Yoshinaga
Sayuri Yoshinaga

Kyoko Fujisaki

Etsushi Takahashi
Etsushi Takahashi

Yasuhisa Toshikura

Kei Yamamoto
Kei Yamamoto

Hiroaki Ishimori

Rentaro Mikuni
Rentaro Mikuni

Tameichiro Emi

Tsutomu Yamazaki
Tsutomu Yamazaki

Tadashi Tojo

Kensaku Morita
Kensaku Morita

Koichi Ariga

Toshiyuki Nagashima
Toshiyuki Nagashima

Sergeant Yajima

Morio Kazama
Morio Kazama

Shinichirō Mikami
Shinichirō Mikami

Captain Komori

Isao Hashimoto
Isao Hashimoto

Sergeant Shima

Shigeru Kōyama
Shigeru Kōyama

Shingo Shogaki

Key Crew

Satsuo Yamamoto
Director
Nobuo Yamada
Screenplay
Masayuki Shibuya
Screenplay
Satsuo Yamamoto
Screenplay
Shigemi Sugisaki
Executive Producer
Tokuko Miyako
Executive Producer
Kanji Nakagawa
Executive Producer