August without Emperor (1978): Cast
August without Emperor is a 1978 drama thriller directed by Satsuo Yamamoto, starring Hideji Ôtaki as Noguchi, Tsutomu Yamazaki and Shin Saburi. It runs 2 hours 20 minutes.
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 20m (140 min)
- Director
- Satsuo Yamamoto
- Original language
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Japanese - Studio
- Shochiku
- After the credits
- No No extra scene
What Is August without Emperor About?
The premise of August without Emperor without spoilers.
Using the Chilean coup as a model, a group of young officers plot a V‑J Day seizure of Japan’s government, aiming to repeal the post‑war constitution, revive the traditional spirit and rebuild a standing army. As the conspiracy is uncovered, their units are destroyed one by one, leaving a single squadron that hijacks a night train bound for Tokyo.
August without Emperor Themes & Keywords
· 12 tags- group
- race against time
- suicide
- torture
- operation
- code name
- army
- train ride
- journalist
- bomb
- coup d'etat
- based on novel
August without Emperor Cast & Characters
Hideji Ôtaki leads the cast as Noguchi, with Tsutomu Yamazaki as Tadashi Tojo and Shin Saburi as Gozo Ohata. Directed by Satsuo Yamamoto; 66 actors are credited in all.
- Director Satsuo Yamamoto
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Hideji Ôtaki as Noguchi -
Tsutomu Yamazaki as Tadashi Tojo -
Shin Saburi as Gozo Ohata -
Shin'ichirô Mikami as Captain Komori
Also Starring in August without Emperor
· 62 more- Tetsuro Tamba Army General Mikami
- Jun Hamamura Secretary
- Eitarô Ozawa Infrastructure Minister Osanai
- Rentaro Mikuni Tameichiro Emi
- Tsunehiko Watase Akimasa Fujisaki
- Kiyoshi Atsumi Kubo
- Mizuho Suzuki Army General Mano
- Eiji Okada Assistant General Tokunaga
- Shigeru Kōyama Shingo Shogaki
- Kei Yamamoto Hiroaki Ishimori
- Taketoshi Naitô Labor Minister Hamao
- Toshiyuki Nagashima Sergeant Yajima
- Osamu Takizawa Prime Minister Sabashi
- Torahiko Hamada Finance Minister Sone
- Sayuri Yoshinaga Kyoko Fujisaki
- Kappei Matsumoto Education Minister Wako
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- Etsushi Takahashi Yasuhisa Toshikura
- Takashi Kanda
- Nobuo Takagi
- Yutaka Nakajima Noriko
- Tomo'o Nagai Defense Minister Yamamura
- Tsutomu Isobe
- Kiwako Taichi Saeko Nakagami
- Morio Kazama
- Isao Hashimoto Sergeant Shima
- Akihiko Hanyû
- Mari Okamoto
- Jun Kashima
- Keiji Tsuchida
- Kensaku Morita Koichi Ariga
- Nobuo Tsukamoto Kume
- Zenpei Saga
- Yoshiko Okada Kaneda
- Sōnosuke Oda
- Akira Kume Trade Minister Kawasaki
- Taku Kido
- Jun Izumi Yumi
- Seiji Shinohara
- Hidetoshi Hasegawa
- Hideaki Komori
- Maki Tachibana
- Shuichi Oki
- Kuniyasu Atsumi Cabinet Secretary Kurosu
- Ryûsuke Kita
- Matsuko Shiga
- Nobuyuki Katsube
- Takuya Shiba
- Kiyoto Harada
- Tadayuki Okamoto
- Toshiyuki Watanabe
- Ken Hatano
- Kazuhiro Takasugi
- Tatsuo Ito
- Junichi Hayakawa
- Kinji Omino
- Yuriko Kono Chiaki Ishimori
- Dennis Farrell
- Yasuo Kanechika
- Katsumi Itô
- Kayoko Minowa
- Tamiko Futamura
- Ai Mori
August without Emperor Trailers & Videos
The trailer of August without Emperor.
August without Emperor Also Known As
2 alternative titles: “Kōtei no Inai Hachigatsu” and “皇帝不在的八月”.
- Also known as
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- Kōtei no Inai Hachigatsu
- 皇帝不在的八月
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August without Emperor FAQ: Cast, Runtime & Release Date
Runtime, release date, director, cast, post-credit scenes and language of August without Emperor, each answered in a sentence.
How long is August without Emperor?
August without Emperor runs 2 hours 20 minutes (140 minutes).
When was August without Emperor released?
August without Emperor was released on September 23, 1978.
Who directed August without Emperor?
August without Emperor was directed by Satsuo Yamamoto.
More films by Satsuo Yamamoto Who is in the cast of August without Emperor?
August without Emperor stars Hideji Ôtaki as Noguchi, Tsutomu Yamazaki as Tadashi Tojo and Shin Saburi as Gozo Ohata, among 66 credited actors.
Does August without Emperor have a post-credit scene?
No. August without Emperor has no extra scene during or after the credits.
What language is August without Emperor in?
The original language of August without Emperor is Japanese.
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