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The Militarists

7.519702h 14mMovieDramaWar

The second film in Toho's series on the military history of the Showa era, Hiromichi Horikawa's war drama offers a look at the career of controversial politician Hideki Tojo and the strained relationships between Japan's government, military, and the media.

DirectorHiromichi Horikawa
WriterRyōzō Kasahara
ProducersHiroshi Haryu·Sanezumi Fujimoto

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Streaming in 1 other country

The Militarists isn't on any streaming service in Canada right now, but it's available in Japan. Streaming rights are licensed per country.

Cast · Directed by Hiromichi Horikawa

KKKeiju Kobayashi
Keiju Kobayashi
Premier Hideki Tojo
TMToshirō Mifune
Toshirō Mifune
Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto
SYSo Yamamura
So Yamamura
Mitsumasa Yonai
YKYūzō Kayama
Yūzō Kayama
Goro Arai
MI
Matagoro Nakamura III
The Emperor
TMTatsuya Mihashi
Tatsuya Mihashi
Takijiro Onishi
SMSeiji Miyaguchi
Seiji Miyaguchi
Shinegori Togo
NNNobuo Nakamura
Nobuo Nakamura
Koichi Kido
MSMasao Shimizu
Masao Shimizu
Saburo Kurusu
SKShigeru Kōyama
Shigeru Kōyama
Fumimaro Konoe
KIKenjirō Ishiyama
Kenjirō Ishiyama
Hajime Sugiyama
RK
Ryuji Kita
Koshiro Oikawa

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