Watch The Emperor in August
On August 14th, 1945, at an Imperial conference, the Showa Emperor, Hirohito (Masahiro Motoki), finally decided to accept the Potsdam Declaration. However, some young firebrand Army officers insisted on continuing the war and conspired to launch a coup. Anami (Koji Yakusho), the Minister of War, was pressed to make an extremely difficult decision.
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Director: Masato Harada
Actors: Kôji Yakusho, Masahiro Motoki, Shin'ichi Tsutsumi, Tsutomu Yamazaki
Country: Japan
IMDb: 6.7