Movie
August Without Emperor
Released: September 23, 1978 (1978)
Runtime: 140 minutes
Genres: 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.
Main Cast (Top 10 billed, oldest first)
- Rentaro Mikuni as Tameichiro Emi
Age at release: 55
- Etsushi Takahashi as Yasuhisa Toshikura
Age at release: 43
- Tsutomu Yamazaki as Tadashi Tojo
Age at release: 41
- Kei Yamamoto as Hiroaki Ishimori
Age at release: 38
- Shinichirō Mikami as Captain Komori
Age at release: 38
- Tsunehiko Watase as Akimasa Fujisaki
Age at release: 34
- Sayuri Yoshinaga as Kyoko Fujisaki
Age at release: 33
Age at release: 29
- Kensaku Morita as Koichi Ariga
Age at release: 28
- Toshiyuki Nagashima as Sergeant Yajima
Age at release: 21
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- Kappei Matsumoto as Education Minister Wako
Age at release: 73
- Osamu Takizawa as Prime Minister Sabashi
Age at release: 71
- Shin Saburi as Gozo Ohata
Age at release: 69
- Eitarō Ozawa as Infrastructure Minister Osanai
Age at release: 69
Age at release: 69
- Tomo'o Nagai as Defense Minister Yamamura
Age at release: 64
- Torahiko Hamada as Finance Minister Sone
Age at release: 59
- Eiji Okada as Assistant General Tokunaga
Age at release: 58
- Tetsuro Tamba as Army General Mikami
Age at release: 56
- Akira Kume as Trade Minister Kawasaki
Age at release: 54
- Hideji Ōtaki as Noguchi
Age at release: 53
- Taketoshi Naitō as Labor Minister Hamao
Age at release: 52
- Mizuho Suzuki as Army General Mano
Age at release: 50
- Kiyoshi Atsumi as Kubo
Age at release: 50
- Shigeru Kōyama as Shingo Shogaki
Age at release: 49
- Kuniyasu Atsumi as Cabinet Secretary Kurosu
Age at release: 45
- Isao Hashimoto as Sergeant Shima
Age at release: 36
- Kiwako Taichi as Saeko Nakagami
Age at release: 34
- Yuriko Kono as Chiaki Ishimori
Age at release: Unknown
Age at release: Unknown