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What the War Meant (2008)

Genre : Drama, War

Runtime : 0M

Director : Shin'ichi Kamoshita
Writer : Shunsaku Ikehata

Synopsis

The drama stars Beat Takeshi as General Hideki Tojo, who served as Prime Minister of Japan during World War II and was later executed as a war criminal. The story's theme is said to be a look at how the Pacific War began, focusing mostly on the three month period between the Imperial Conference (Gozen Kaigi) on September 6, 1941, and the attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

Actors

Katsunori Takahashi
Katsunori Takahashi
Masaichi Yoshiwara
Takeshi Kitano
Takeshi Kitano
Hideki Tojo
Yuichiro Yamaguchi
Yuichiro Yamaguchi
Humimaro Konoe
Masatō Ibu
Masatō Ibu
Shigetaro Shimada
Tadahiko Hirano
Tadahiko Hirano
Hajime Mazuyama
Ren Osugi
Ren Osugi
Teichi Suzuki
Kazunori Mimura
Kazunori Mimura
Hiroshi Abe
Hiroshi Abe
Akiho Ishii
Isao Hashizume
Isao Hashizume
Shigenori Togo
Morio Kazama
Morio Kazama
Koichi Kito
Katsumi Takahashi
Katsumi Takahashi
Akira Muto
Toru Masuoka
Toru Masuoka
Okinori Kaya
Sei Hiraizumi
Sei Hiraizumi
Tejiro Toyota
Yûki Meguro
Yûki Meguro
Osamu Tsukada
Naomasa Musaka
Naomasa Musaka
Osami Nagano
Toshio Kurosawa
Toshio Kurosawa
Kojiro Oikawa
Yuichi Kimura
Yuichi Kimura
Kenro Sato
Rei Dan
Rei Dan
Kiyoko Ishii
Mansai Nomura
Mansai Nomura
Emperor Showa
Toshiyuki Nishida
Toshiyuki Nishida
Soho Tokutomi

Crews

Shunsaku Ikehata
Shunsaku Ikehata
Screenplay
Shin'ichi Kamoshita
Shin'ichi Kamoshita
Director

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