The Emperor in August (2015) on Netflix
Japan's cabinet meets through days and nights without a decision on the Potsdam Declaration. General Korechika Anami is torn over the choice, and Emperor Shōwa worries about his people.
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Plot summary
In the summer of 1945, Japan's leadership faces the Potsdam Declaration, and a cabinet meeting runs through days and nights without a decision. Prime Minister Kantaro Suzuki leads that meeting, and Chief Secretary Hisatsune Sakomizu can only watch it. General Korechika Anami is torn over the proper decision, and Emperor Shōwa worries about his people. The United States drops atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Young commissioned officers, among them Major Kenji Hatanaka, oppose surrender and set out to seize the palace and a radio broadcasting station.
Cast
- Yuki Ikenobōas Empress Kōjun
