August Without Emperor

Released
1978
2h 20min
3 votes
DramaThriller

Synopsis

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.

Détails techniques

Titre original

皇帝のいない八月

Langue originale

JA

Langues parlées

Japanese

Production

Compagnies de production

Shochiku

Pays de production

Japan

Vidéos (1)

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Trailer

皇帝のいない八月(予告)

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Mots-clés

japanbased on novel or bookcoup d'etathijackingtrain hijackingtrainincidentsleeper trainpolitical fictionjapan self defense forces (jsdf)post-war chaos period