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99% Rotten Tomatoes Running time 136 minutes Language Japanese Director Masato Harada Story by Kazutoshi Handô | 6.7/10 IMDb Directed by Masato Harada Country Japan Initial release 8 August 2015 (Japan) Box office 875 million JPY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Kōji Yakusho
Masahiro Motoki
Tori Matsuzaka
Shinichi Tsutsumi
Tsutomu Yamazaki Release date August 8, 2015 (2015-08-08) Awards Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role Cast Kōji Yakusho, Masahiro Motoki, Tori Matsuzaka, Tsutomu Yamazaki, Shinichi Tsutsumi Similar Japan's Longest Day, Chronicle of My Mother, Kakekomi, Climber's High, The Big Bee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Emperor in August (日本のいちばん長い日 literally Japan's Longest Day) is a 2015 Japanese historical drama film directed by Masato Harada. It was released on August 8, 2015.
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An expanded remake of Japan's Longest Day, the movie depicts the chain of command of Imperial Japan's government, military, and war council under Hirohito in the immediate period before the surrender of Japan in World War II between April 1945 to August 15, 1945, chronicling Kantarō Suzuki's term as the Prime Minister and the final months of War Minister Korechika Anami, the Allied firebombing of Tokyo on May 25, preparations for Operation Ketsugō, the leadership's response to the Potsdam Declaration and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and a failed military coup intended to foil Japan's declaration of surrender.
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Reception
The film grossed ¥145.48 million on its opening weekend and was number 10 at the box office. It had grossed ¥875 million by August 26.
