August Without Emperor_
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.
Starring
Tsunehiko Watase, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Etsushi Takahashi
Updated Feb 16, 2026
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Year context
August Without Emperor was released 48 years ago in 1978.
Overview
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 const...
August Without Emperor is a Drama, Thriller film with a runtime of 2h 20m.
CAST (20)
Tsunehiko Watase
Akimasa Fujisaki
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Kyoko Fujisaki
Etsushi Takahashi
Yasuhisa Toshikura
Kei Yamamoto
Hiroaki Ishimori
Rentaro Mikuni
Tameichiro Emi
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Tadashi Tojo
Kensaku Morita
Koichi Ariga
Toshiyuki Nagashima
Sergeant Yajima
Morio Kazama
Shinichirō Mikami
Captain Komori
Isao Hashimoto
Sergeant Shima
Shigeru Kōyama
Shingo Shogaki
Mizuho Suzuki
Army General Mano
Eiji Okada
Assistant General Tokunaga
Hideji Ōtaki
Noguchi
Kiyoshi Atsumi
Kubo
Osamu Takizawa
Prime Minister Sabashi
Shin Saburi
Gozo Ohata
Kiwako Taichi
Saeko Nakagami
Tetsuro Tamba
Army General Mikami
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What is August Without Emperor about?
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.
How long is August Without Emperor?
August Without Emperor has a runtime of 140 minutes (2h 20m).
Who stars in August Without Emperor?
The cast of August Without Emperor includes Tsunehiko Watase, Sayuri Yoshinaga, Etsushi Takahashi, Kei Yamamoto, Rentaro Mikuni.
What is the rating of August Without Emperor?
August Without Emperor has a rating of 7.0 out of 10 based on 3 votes on TMDB.
GENRES (2)
Drama
Thriller