August Without Emperor
(1978)
September 23, 1978
(JP)
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Drama, Thriller
• 140m
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.
Director
Satsuo Yamamoto
Writers
Masayuki Shibuya, Nobuo Yamada, Satsuo Yamamoto
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Tsunehiko Watase
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
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Status
Released
Original Language
JA
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