The Emperor in August

The Emperor in August by Masato Harada

6.30

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.

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Koji Yakusho

Koji Yakusho as General Korechika Anami

Masahiro Motoki

Masahiro Motoki as Emperor Showa

Tori Matsuzaka

Tori Matsuzaka as Major Kenji Hatanaka

Shinichi Tsutsumi

Shinichi Tsutsumi as Chief Secretary Hisatsune Sakomizu

Tsutomu Yamazaki

Tsutomu Yamazaki as Prime Minister Kantaro Suzuki

Kenichi Yajima

Kenichi Yajima as Naidaijin Kōichi Kido

Ikuji Nakamura

Ikuji Nakamura as Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai

Kazuhiro Yamaji

Kazuhiro Yamaji as Tōji Yasui

Akaji Maro

Akaji Maro as Admiral Hisanori Fujita

Yuki Ikenobō

Yuki Ikenobō as Empress Kōjun

Shû Nakajima

Shû Nakajima as General Hideki Tojo

Yasumasa Oba

Yasumasa Oba as Lieutenant Colonel Masataka Ida

Misako Renbutsu

Misako Renbutsu as Kimiko

Erika Toda

Erika Toda as Miss Yasuki

Kenichi Matsuyama

Kenichi Matsuyama as Takeo Sasaki

Yuko Miyamoto

Yuko Miyamoto as Takeko Hoshina

Shota Totsuka

Shota Totsuka as Captain Masayoshi Fujii

Kenzo Ryu

Kenzo Ryu as

Miou Tanaka

Miou Tanaka as Kokatsu Arao

Rikiya Mifune

Rikiya Mifune as Koreaki Anami

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