The Emperor in August
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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.
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Edited by Eugene HaradaShot by Takahide ShibanushiScored by Harumi FuukiDesigned by Tetsuo Harada
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18 unique people credited
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Koji Yakusho
as Korechika Anami - Army Minister
Masahiro Motoki
as Emperor Shôwa
Tsutomu Yamazaki
as Prime Minister Suzuki
Shin Ichi Tsutsumi
as Sakomizu - Chief Secretary of Cabinet
Tori Matsuzaka
as Hatanaka - Army Major
Sota Aoyama
as Kenzô Kubota
Seizo Fukumoto
as Takao Suzuki
Ichiro Hashimoto
as Nobutsune Oda
Hajime Inoue
as Soemu Toyoda
Takashi Inoue
as Yoshijirou Umezu
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