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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.

Date: 08/08/2015
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Koji Yakusho, Masahiro Motoki, Tori Matsuzaka, Shinichi Tsutsumi, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kenichi Yajima, Ikuji Nakamura, Kazuhiro Yamaji, Akaji Maro, Yuki Ikenobō, Shû Nakajima, Yasumasa Oba, Misako Renbutsu, Erika Toda, Kenichi Matsuyama, Yuko Miyamoto, Shota Totsuka, Kenzo Ryu, Mio Tanaka, Rikiya Mifune

Koji Yakusho as General Korechika Anami in The Emperor in August Koji Yakusho

Masahiro Motoki as Emperor Showa in The Emperor in August Masahiro Motoki

Tori Matsuzaka as Major Kenji Hatanaka in The Emperor in August Tori Matsuzaka

Shinichi Tsutsumi as Chief Secretary Hisatsune Sakomizu in The Emperor in August Shinichi Tsutsumi

Tsutomu Yamazaki as Prime Minister Kantaro Suzuki in The Emperor in August Tsutomu Yamazaki

Kenichi Yajima as Naidaijin Kōichi Kido in The Emperor in August Kenichi Yajima

Ikuji Nakamura as Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai in The Emperor in August Ikuji Nakamura

Kazuhiro Yamaji as Tōji Yasui in The Emperor in August Kazuhiro Yamaji

Akaji Maro as Admiral Hisanori Fujita in The Emperor in August Akaji Maro

Yuki Ikenobō

Shû Nakajima as General Hideki Tojo in The Emperor in August Shû Nakajima

Yasumasa Oba

Misako Renbutsu as Kimiko in The Emperor in August Misako Renbutsu

Erika Toda as Miss Yasuki in The Emperor in August Erika Toda

Kenichi Matsuyama as Takeo Sasaki in The Emperor in August Kenichi Matsuyama

Yuko Miyamoto as Takeko Hoshina in The Emperor in August Yuko Miyamoto

Shota Totsuka as Captain Masayoshi Fujii in The Emperor in August Shota Totsuka

Kenzo Ryu as  in The Emperor in August Kenzo Ryu

Mio Tanaka as Kokatsu Arao in The Emperor in August Mio Tanaka

Rikiya Mifune as Koreaki Anami in The Emperor in August Rikiya Mifune

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