August without Emperor

August without Emperor

Sinopse

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.

  • 7.0
  • 1978
  • Released
  • 2h 20m
Status

Released

Original Language

ja

Keywords
  • #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
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