The Emperor in August (2015)
2015 · 2h 16m · History, War, Drama
Genres: History, War, Drama
In July 1945, during the end of World War II, Japan is forced to accept the Potsdam Declaration. A cabinet meeting has continued through days and nights, but a decision cannot be made. The U.S. drops atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan.
Director: Masato Harada
Writers: Masato Harada, Kazutoshi Handô
Music by: Harumi Fuuki
Cinematography: Takahide Shibanushi
Editor: Eugene Harada
Cast
Koji Yakusho as General Korechika AnamiMasahiro Motoki as Emperor ShowaTori Matsuzaka as Major Kenji HatanakaShinichi Tsutsumi as Chief Secretary Hisatsune SakomizuTsutomu Yamazaki as Prime Minister Kantaro SuzukiKenichi Yajima as Naidaijin Kōichi KidoIkuji Nakamura as Admiral Mitsumasa YonaiKazuhiro Yamaji as Tōji YasuiAkaji Maro as Admiral Hisanori FujitaYuki Ikenobō as Empress KōjunShû Nakajima as General Hideki TojoYasumasa Oba as Lieutenant Colonel Masataka IdaMore like this
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