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August without Emperor

70% | Sep 23, 1978
Drama Thriller

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.

Top Billed Cast

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Tsunehiko Watase
Akimasa Fujisaki
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Sayuri Yoshinaga
Kyoko Fujisaki
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Etsushi Takahashi
Yasuhisa Toshikura
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Kei Yamamoto
Hiroaki Ishimori
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Rentaro Mikuni
Tameichiro Emi

Featured Crew

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Noritaka Sakamoto
Director of Photography
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Satsuo Yamamoto
Director
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Masaru Satō
Original Music Composer
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Akiyuki Ito
Sound Effects
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Isao Kumagai
Assistant Director
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Yoshi Sugihara
Editor
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Shigemi Sugisaki
Executive Producer
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Tadataka Yoshino
Art Direction
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Masayuki Shibuya
Screenplay
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Nobuo Yamada
Screenplay
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Toshio Tanaka
Sound Recordist
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Ryuji Matsumoto
Sound Mixer

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