

The Emperor in August
In July 1945, during the end of World War II, Japan is forced to accept the Potsdam Declaration. A cabinet meeting has continued through days and nights, but a decision cannot be made. The U.S. drops atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. General Korechika Anami is torn over making the proper decision and the Emperor of Japan worries about his people. Prime Minister Kantaro Suzuki leads the cabinet meeting, while Chief Secretary Hisatsune Sakomizu can't do anything, but watch the meeting. At this time, Major Kenji Hatanaka and other young commissioned officers, who are against Japan surrendering, move to occupy the palace and a radio broadcasting station. The radio station is set to broadcast Emperor Hirohito reading out the Imperial Rescript on the Termination of the War.
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- Language
- Japanese
- japan
- based on novel or book
- world war ii
- pacific war
- japanese army
- japanese surrender
- hirohito
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Hong KongHK
- TheatricalIIB27 Aug 2015
JapanJP
- Theatrical8 Aug 2015
South KoreaKR
- Theatrical1211 Aug 2016
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The Emperor in August was released on 8 August 2015.
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