What the War Meant

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.

Country:

Japan

Genre:

Drama,

War,

History

Duration:

277 minutes

Year:

2008

Director:

Shin'ichi Kamoshita

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Company:

TBS

Cast:

Masaichi Yoshiwara

Hideki Tojo

Humimaro Konoe

Shigetaro Shimada

Hajime Mazuyama

Crew:

Screenplay

Director

Original Story