August Without Emperor
皇帝のいない八月
1978 · 2h 20m · 7.3
Drama, Thriller
Taking the Chilean coup as an example, a group of young officers plan to overthrow the Japanese government on V-J Day. They aim to abolish the post-war constitution, restore the national army and revive the traditional spirit of Japan. As the conspiracy is exposed, the coup squadrons are wiped out one by one. The remaining squadron takes over a night train bound for Tokyo.
Tsunehiko Watase, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Etsushi Takahashi, Kei Yamamoto, Rentaro Mikuni, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Kensaku Morita, Toshiyuki Nagashima, Morio Kazama, Shinichirō Mikami
japan, based on novel or book, coup d'etat, hijacking, train hijacking, train, incident, sleeper train, political fiction, japan self defense forces (jsdf), post-war chaos period