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What the War Meant

What the War Meant

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Drama   War   History
📜 Overview: 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.
🌏 Languages Available: Japanese
📆 Date Released: 2008-12-24
⌚ Running Time: 277 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 0.0

Beloved Cast

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

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