The Emperor in August (2015)
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.
Director:
Masato Harada
Writer:
Masato Harada
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Koji Yakusho as General Korechika Anami |
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Masahiro Motoki as Emperor Showa |
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Tori Matsuzaka as Major Kenji Hatanaka |
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Shinichi Tsutsumi as Chief Secretary Hisatsune Sakomizu |
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Tsutomu Yamazaki as Prime Minister Kantaro Suzuki |
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Kenichi Yajima as Naidaijin Kōichi Kido |
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Ikuji Nakamura as Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai |
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Kazuhiro Yamaji as Tōji Yasui |
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Akaji Maro as Admiral Hisanori Fujita |
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Yuki Ikenobō as Empress Kōjun |
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Shû Nakajima as General Hideki Tojo |
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Yasumasa Oba as Lieutenant Colonel Masataka Ida |
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Misako Renbutsu as Kimiko |
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Erika Toda as Miss Yasuki |
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Kenichi Matsuyama as Takeo Sasaki |
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Yuko Miyamoto as Takeko Hoshina |
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Shota Totsuka as Captain Masayoshi Fujii |
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Kenzo Ryu as |
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Miou Tanaka as Kokatsu Arao |
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Rikiya Mifune as Koreaki Anami |
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Shuhei Umeda as |
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Tomoko Takeda as |
| Sound | Harumi Fuuki | Original Music Composer |
| Writing | Masato Harada | Screenplay |
| Directing | Masato Harada | Director |
| Editing | Eugene Harada | Editor |
| Production | Nozomu Enoki | Producer |
| Writing | Kazutoshi Handô | Novel |
| Production | Junichi Sakomoto | Executive Producer |
| Production | Hirotaka Aragaki | Producer |
| Production | Masao Teshima | Executive Producer |
| Production | Shingo Sekine | Executive Producer |
| Camera | Takahide Shibanushi | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Yasumasa Terui | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Tetsuo Harada | Production Design |
| Lighting | Takaaki Miyanishi | Gaffer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Masae Miyamoto | Costume Design |
| Sound | Masato Yano | Sound Editor |
