What the War Meant
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.
Directed by Shin'ichi Kamoshita · Written by Shunsaku Ikehata
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Cast
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Katsunori Takahashi Masaichi Yoshiwara -
Takeshi Kitano Hideki Tojo -
Yuichiro Yamaguchi Humimaro Konoe -
Masatô Ibu Shigetaro Shimada - Tadahiko Hirano Hajime Mazuyama
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Ren Osugi Teichi Suzuki -
Kazunori Mimura -
Hiroshi Abe Akiho Ishii -
Isao Hashizume Shigenori Togo -
Morio Kazama Koichi Kito -
Katsumi Takahashi Akira Muto -
Toru Masuoka Okinori Kaya
Make it a double feature
6h 7m together
What the War Meant
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A close match in mood and era.
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