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THE EMPEROR IN AUGUST (NIHON NO ICHIBAN NAGAIHI)
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Completed - JAPANESE - Drama, Historical - 135 minutes

Log Line

The War ended on August 15th, 1945.
What took place in Japan on the previous night?
The unknown destiny of the day is unveiled.

Previous markets

  • Cannes 2015 (Premiere)
Full history

Year of production : 2015

Director(s) : Masato HARADA
Cast : Koji YAKUSHO, Masahiro MOTOKI, Shinichi TSUTSUMI, Tsutomu YAMAZAKI, Tori MATSUZAKA

Synopsis

On August 14th, 1945, at an Imperial conference, the Showa Emperor, Hirohito, 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, the Minister of War, was pressed to make an extremely difficult decision.

Production

Country(ies) : JAPAN

HONG KONG Aug 08, 2015 ENCORE INFLIGHT


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