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