The Emperor in August

The story

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. General Korechika Anami is torn over making the proper decision and the Emperor of Japan worries about his people. Prime Minister Kantaro Suzuki leads the cabinet meeting, while Chief Secretary Hisatsune Sakomizu can't do anything, but watch the meeting. At this time, Major Kenji Hatanaka and other young commissioned officers, who are against Japan surrendering, move to occupy the palace and a radio broadcasting station. The radio station is set to broadcast Emperor Hirohito reading out the Imperial Rescript on the Termination of the War.

Cast

K Koji YakushoGeneral Korechika Anami M Masahiro MotokiEmperor Showa T Tori MatsuzakaMajor Kenji Hatanaka S Shinichi TsutsumiChief Secretary Hisatsune Sakomizu T Tsutomu YamazakiPrime Minister Kantaro Suzuki K Kenichi YajimaNaidaijin Kōichi Kido I Ikuji NakamuraAdmiral Mitsumasa Yonai K Kazuhiro YamajiTōji Yasui A Akaji MaroAdmiral Hisanori Fujita Y Yuki IkenobōEmpress Kōjun S Shû NakajimaGeneral Hideki Tojo Y Yasumasa ObaLieutenant Colonel Masataka Ida

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M Misako RenbutsuKimiko E Erika TodaMiss Yasuki K Kenichi MatsuyamaTakeo Sasaki Y Yuko MiyamotoTakeko Hoshina S Shota TotsukaCaptain Masayoshi Fujii K Kenzo Ryu M Miou TanakaKokatsu Arao R Rikiya MifuneKoreaki Anami S Shuhei Umeda T Tomoko Takeda