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What the War Meant

What the War Meant (2008)

4h 37m | PG-13

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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.

Director: Shin'ichi Kamoshita

Studio: TBS

Genre: Drama, War, History, TV Movie

Video: 720p

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Cast

Katsunori Takahashi

Katsunori Takahashi

as Masaichi Yoshiwara

Takeshi Kitano

Takeshi Kitano

as Hideki Tojo

Yuichiro Yamaguchi

Yuichiro Yamaguchi

as Humimaro Konoe

Masatô Ibu

Masatô Ibu

as Shigetaro Shimada

Tadahiko Hirano

Tadahiko Hirano

as Hajime Mazuyama

Ren Osugi

Ren Osugi

as Teichi Suzuki