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What the War Meant

20084h 37mMovieDramaWarHistory

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…

DirectorShin'ichi Kamoshita
WriterShunsaku Ikehata
ProducerYasuo Yagi

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Cast · Directed by Shin'ichi Kamoshita

KTKatsunori Takahashi
Katsunori Takahashi
Masaichi Yoshiwara
TKTakeshi Kitano
Takeshi Kitano
Hideki Tojo
YYYuichiro Yamaguchi
Yuichiro Yamaguchi
Humimaro Konoe
MIMasatô Ibu
Masatô Ibu
Shigetaro Shimada
TH
Tadahiko Hirano
Hajime Mazuyama
RORen Osugi
Ren Osugi
Teichi Suzuki
KMKazunori Mimura
Kazunori Mimura
HAHiroshi Abe
Hiroshi Abe
Akiho Ishii
IHIsao Hashizume
Isao Hashizume
Shigenori Togo
MKMorio Kazama
Morio Kazama
Koichi Kito
KTKatsumi Takahashi
Katsumi Takahashi
Akira Muto
TMToru Masuoka
Toru Masuoka
Okinori Kaya

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