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The Militarists

Original title: Gekidô no Shôwa-shi: Gunbatsu
  • 19701970
  • 2h 14m
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The Militarists (1970)
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Reporter Goro Arai covers the war for a Japanese newspaper. He follows the activities of Japan's top military leader, Hideki Tojo, and comes to view Tojo as a dangerous military tyrant. But ... Read allReporter Goro Arai covers the war for a Japanese newspaper. He follows the activities of Japan's top military leader, Hideki Tojo, and comes to view Tojo as a dangerous military tyrant. But anyone standing in Tojo's way is in danger, and so it proves for Arai.Reporter Goro Arai covers the war for a Japanese newspaper. He follows the activities of Japan's top military leader, Hideki Tojo, and comes to view Tojo as a dangerous military tyrant. But anyone standing in Tojo's way is in danger, and so it proves for Arai.
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    • Director
      • Hiromichi Horikawa
    • Writer
      • Ryôzô Kasahara
    • Stars
      • Keiju Kobayashi
      • Yûzô Kayama
      • Toshirô Mifune
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    • Director
      • Hiromichi Horikawa
    • Writer
      • Ryôzô Kasahara
    • Stars
      • Keiju Kobayashi
      • Yûzô Kayama
      • Toshirô Mifune
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    Keiju Kobayashi
    • Premier Hideki Tojo
    Yûzô Kayama
    Yûzô Kayama
    • Goro Arai
    Toshirô Mifune
    Toshirô Mifune
    • Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto
    Sô Yamamura
    Sô Yamamura
    • Mitsumasa Yonai
    Tatsuya Mihashi
    Tatsuya Mihashi
    • Takijiro Onishi
    Toshio Kurosawa
    • Kamikaze pilot
    Gorô Tarumi
    • Takei
    Kenjirô Ishiyama
    Kenjirô Ishiyama
    Sumio Takatsu
    Tôru Abe
    Tôru Abe
    • Chuichi
    • (uncredited)
    Hideyo Amamoto
    Hideyo Amamoto
    • Prof. Fuyuki
    • (uncredited)
    Tatsuyoshi Ehara
    • Mikuni
    • (uncredited)
    Susumu Fujita
    • Nagano
    • (uncredited)
    Ryûichi Fujiyama
    • Hirota
    • (uncredited)
    Akihiko Hirata
    Akihiko Hirata
    • Tomita
    • (uncredited)
    Shôichi Hirose
    Shôichi Hirose
    • Hama
    • (uncredited)
    Kôji Iwamoto
      Yoshio Katsube
        • Director
          • Hiromichi Horikawa
        • Writer
          • Ryôzô Kasahara
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        • Release date
          • March 10, 1971 (United States)
        • Country of origin
          • Japan
        • Language
          • Japanese
        • Also known as
          • Turning Point of Showa History: The Militarists
        • Production company
          • Toho Company
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          2 hours 14 minutes
        • Aspect ratio
          • 2.35 : 1

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