Actor: Kôji Yakusho, Masahiro Motoki, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi
On August 14th, 1945, at an Imperial conference, the Showa Emperor, Hirohito (Masahiro Motoki), 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 (Koji Yakusho), the Minister of War, was pressed to make an extremely difficult decision.
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- 08 Aug 2015 Released:
- 2019-12-16 15:51:41 Date Updated:
- Kazutoshi Handô (based on the novel by), Masato Harada (sWriter:
- Masato HaradaDirector:
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