The Emperor in August (2015)

The Emperor in August
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In July 1945, during the end of World War II, Japan is forced to accept the Potsdam Declaration. A cabinet meeting has continued through days and nights, but a decision cannot be made. The U.S. drops atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. General Korechika Anami is torn over making the proper decision and the Emperor of Japan worries about his people. Prime Minister Kantaro Suzuki leads the cabinet meeting, while Chief Secretary Hisatsune Sakomizu can't do anything, but watch the meeting. At this time, Major Kenji Hatanaka and other young commissioned officers, who are against Japan surrendering, move to occupy the palace and a radio broadcasting station. The radio station is set to broadcast Emperor Hirohito reading out the Imperial Rescript on the Termination of the War.

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Cast

Tori Matsuzaka
as Major Kenji Hatanaka
Kazuhiro Yamaji
as Tōji Yasui
Shinichi Tsutsumi
as Chief Secretary Hisatsune Sakomizu
Kenichi Matsuyama
as Takeo Sasaki
Masahiro Motoki
as Emperor Showa
Akaji Maro
as Admiral Hisanori Fujita
Shota Totsuka
as Captain Masayoshi Fujii
Erika Toda
as Miss Yasuki
Tsutomu Yamazaki
as Prime Minister Kantaro Suzuki
Koji Yakusho
as General Korechika Anami
Miou Tanaka
as Kokatsu Arao
Yuko Miyamoto
as Takeko Hoshina
Rikiya Mifune
as Koreaki Anami
Kenichi Yajima
as Naidaijin Kōichi Kido
Yasumasa Oba
as Lieutenant Colonel Masataka Ida
Ikuji Nakamura
as Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
Shû Nakajima
as General Hideki Tojo

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