Release Date

August, 8th, 2015

Running Time

136 min

Genre

Feature

Color

Color

Screening Format

DCP,HDCAM-SR

Screen Size

-

Sound Processing

-

Screening Format with Subtitles

English (DCP, Blu-ray)

[ Directed by ]

• HARADA Masato

[ Produced by ]

• ENOKI Nozomu
• ARAGAKI Hirotaka

[ Cast ]

• YAKUSHO Koji ── ANAMI Korechika
• MOTOKI Masahiro ── Emperor Showa
• MATSUZAKA Tori ── HATANAKA Kenji

[ Staff ]

• SAKOMOTO Junichi ── General Producer
• HANDO Kazutoshi ── Original Story
• HARADA Masato ── Screenplay
• SHIBANUSHI Takahide ── Cinematography
• HARADA Eugene ── Editor

[ Production Company ]

"The Emperor in August" Film Partners

[ Distributor (Japan) ]

Asmik Ace, SHOCHIKU

[ Story ]

An adaptation of Hando Kazutoshi's non-fiction novel "Nihon no Ichiban Nagai Hi: Ketteiban." It reveals the anguish and deliberations of Japanese who put their lives on the line to end the Pacific War and achieve peace. Its director is Harada Masato, whose Chronicle of My Mother won a Special Grand Prix of the Jury at the 2011 Montreal World Film Festival.
In April of 1945, as the Pacific War enters its final phase, Japan's Prime Minister Suzuki Kantaro (Yamazaki Tsutomu) forms a new cabinet. Anami Korechika (Yakusho Koji), a trusted subject of Emperor Showa (Motoki Masahiro), is appointed Minister of War, and makes his case for a final battle on Japanese shores.

[ Official Site ]

http://nihon-ichi.jp

[ Film Festivals, Awards ]

2015 Tokyo International Film Festival, Japan Now (Director in Focus: Masato Harada)
2015 Chicago International Film Festival
2015 Hawaii International Film Festival

[ Contact (International) ]

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