What the War Meant (2008)
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.
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Writing:
Stars:
- Shin'ichi Kamoshita
Writing:
- Shunsaku Ikehata
- Masayasu Hosaka
Stars:
Release Date: 2008-12-24
- Country: JP
- Language: 日本語
- Runtime: 277
Osami Nagano
Tejiro Toyota
Emperor Showa
Shigetaro Shimada
Akiho Ishii
Masaichi Yoshiwara
Hideki Tojo
Teichi Suzuki
Shigenori Togo
Koichi Kito
Akira Muto
Okinori Kaya
Osamu Tsukada
Kojiro Oikawa
Kenro Sato
Kiyoko Ishii
Soho Tokutomi
Akiho Ishii