August Without Emperor

19782h 20mNo ratings yet

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Overview

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.

Keywords

based on novel or book
japan
train
hijacking
coup d'etat
incident
sleeper train
train hijacking
political fiction
post-war chaos period
japan self defense forces (jsdf)

Details

Status: Released
Release date: September 23, 1978
Original language: Japanese
Spoken languages: Japanese
Countries: Japan
Production: Shochiku
Cast: Morio Kazama,Kiyoto Harada,Torahiko Hamada,Eitarō Ozawa,Hideji Ōtaki,Dennis Farrell,Keiji Tsuchida,Shinichirō Mikami,Shigeru Kōyama,Seiji Shinoharaand 57 more
Director: Satsuo Yamamoto
Writer: Masayuki Shibuya,Satsuo Yamamoto,Kyuzo Kobayashi,Nobuo Yamada
Producer: Kanji Nakagawa,Shigemi Sugisaki,Tokuko Miyako
Cinematography: Noritaka Sakamoto
Music: Masaru Satō
Budget: Not recorded
Revenue: Not recorded
IMDb: tt0328049