The Emperor in August (2015)
August 8, 2015Release Date
The Emperor in August (2015)
August 8, 2015Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
Koji Yakusho
Korechika Anami, Army Minister
Tori Matsuzaka
Major Kenji Hatanaka
Masahiro Motoki
Emperor Showa
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Prime Minister Suzuki
Shinichi Tsutsumi
Sakomizu, chief secretary of cabinet
Masato Harada
Director
Ken'ichi Yajima
Naidaijin Kōichi Kido
Kazutoshi Handô
Writer
Ikuji Nakamura
Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
Hirotaka Aragaki
Producer
Kazuhiro Yamaji
Tōji Yasui
Nozomu Enoki
Producer
Akaji Maro
Admiral Hisanori Fujita
Harumi Fuuki
Composer
Yuki Ikenobō
Empress Kōjun
Shû Nakajima
General Hideki Tojo
Media.
Details.
Release DateAugust 8, 2015
Original Name日本のいちばん長い日
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 16m
Genres
Wiki.
The Emperor in August (Japanese: 日本のいちばん長い日, literally "Japan's Longest Day") is a 2015 Japanese historical drama film directed by Masato Harada. It was released on August 8, 2015.A remake of Japan's Longest Day (1967), the film depicts the chain of command of Imperial Japan's government, military, and War Council under Emperor Shōwa (Hirohito) in the immediate period before the surrender of Japan in World War II between April 1945 to 15 August 1945 (Hirohito surrender broadcast), chronicling Kantarō Suzuki's term as the Prime Minister and the final months of War Minister Korechika Anami, the Allied firebombing of Tokyo on May 25, preparations for Operation Ketsugō, the leadership's response to the Potsdam Declaration, Soviet–Japanese War and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the failed military coup intended to foil Japan's declaration of surrender.