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August Without Emperor (1978)

August Without Emperor (1978)

Drama Thriller
Release Date: 1978, September 23
Directors: Satsuo Yamamoto
Countries: Japan
Production: Shochiku
Cast: Tetsuro Tamba, Rentaro Mikuni, Mizuho Suzuki, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Jun Hamamura, Tomo'o Nagai, Kiyoshi Atsumi, Tsunehiko Watase, Hideji Ōtaki, Kappei Matsumoto, Torahiko Hamada, Osamu Takizawa

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