August Without Emperor

August Without Emperor (1978)

1978-09-23 · 140 min · Rating 7.00/10 (3 votes)

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.

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based on novel or book coup d'etat hijacking incident japan japan self defense forces (jsdf) political fiction post-war chaos period sleeper train train train hijacking

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