August without Emperor (1978)

August without Emperor (1978) - Drama Movies 140 minutes. Kōtei no Inai Hachigatsu. Taking the Chilean coup as an example, a group of young officers plan to overthrow the Japanese government on V-J Day. They aim to abolish the post-war constitution, restore the national army and revive the traditional spirit of Japan. As the conspiracy is exposed, the coup squadrons are wiped out one by one. The remaining squadron takes over a night train bound for Tokyo. japan, based on novel or book, coup d'etat, hijacking, train hijacking, train, incident, sleeper train, political fiction, japan self defense forces (jsdf), post-war chaos period