What the War Meant
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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.
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Katsunori Takahashi
Masaichi Yoshiwara
Known for
Ring
Beyond Outrage
Takeshi Kitano
Hideki Tojo
Known for
Ghost in the Shell
Battle Royale
Yasuo Yagi
Also in
Television ga Kureta Yume
Shunsaku Ikehata
Shin'ichi Kamoshita
Yuichiro Yamaguchi
Humimaro Konoe
Also in
Forbidden Love
Toshiie and Matsu
Masatô Ibu
Shigetaro Shimada
Known for
Empire of the Sun
NiNoKuni
Tadahiko Hirano
Hajime Mazuyama
Also in
Love of a Thousand Years - Story of Genji
Ren Osugi
Teichi Suzuki
Known for
Fireworks
Sonatine
Kazunori Mimura
Known for
My Little Monster
Hiroshi Abe
Akiho Ishii
Known for
Last Samurai Standing
Still Walking
Isao Hashizume
Shigenori Togo
Known for
The Tale of The Princess Kaguya
Tokyo Family
Shin'ichi Kamoshita Director · Shunsaku Ikehata Screenplay Masayasu Hosaka Story
First release December 24, 2008 · Produced in Japan · Original title あの戦争は何だったのか 日米開戦と東条英機
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Japan
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Original title
あの戦争は何だったのか 日米開戦と東条英機
Original language
Japanese
Spoken on screen
Japanese
Release dates
Japan · December 24, 2008
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