The Emperor in August 2015
During the final days of World War II in July 1945, Japan grapples with accepting the Potsdam Declaration. A prolonged cabinet meeting struggles to reach a decision as the United States deploys atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. General Anami wrestles with the correct course of action while Emperor Hirohito is deeply concerned for his people. Prime Minister Suzuki leads the tense meetings, with Chief Secretary Sakomizu observing the unfolding events. Simultaneously, a group of young officers opposed to surrender plots to seize the Imperial Palace and a radio station, threatening to disrupt the broadcast of the Emperor’s crucial announcement regarding the war’s termination.
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Tsutomu Yamazaki
Prime Minister Kantaro Suzuki
Ken'ichi Yajima
Naidaijin Kōichi Kido
Ken'ichi Matsuyama
Takeo Sasaki
Masahiro Motoki
Emperor Showa
Kazuhiro Yamaji
Tōji Yasui
Erika Toda
Miss Yasuki
Shin'ichi Tsutsumi
Chief Secretary Hisatsune Sakomizu
Ikuji Nakamura
Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
Miou Tanaka
Kokatsu Arao
Tori Matsuzaka
Major Kenji Hatanaka
Akaji Maro
Admiral Hisanori Fujita
Misako Renbutsu
Kimiko
Koji Yakusho
General Korechika Anami
Kenzo Ryu
Yuko Miyamoto
Takeko Hoshina
Yuki Ikenobō
Empress Kōjun
Shû Nakajima
General Hideki Tojo
Yasumasa Oba
Lieutenant Colonel Masataka Ida
Shota Totsuka
Captain Masayoshi Fujii
Rikiya Mifune
Koreaki Anami
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