What the War Meant

20084h 37m

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.

Production

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Cast

Photo of Katsunori Takahashi

Katsunori Takahashi

Masaichi Yoshiwara

Photo of Takeshi Kitano

Takeshi Kitano

Hideki Tojo

Photo of Yuichiro Yamaguchi

Yuichiro Yamaguchi

Humimaro Konoe

Photo of Masatô Ibu

Masatô Ibu

Shigetaro Shimada

Photo of Ren Osugi

Ren Osugi

Teichi Suzuki

Photo of Hiroshi Abe

Hiroshi Abe

Akiho Ishii

Photo of Isao Hashizume

Isao Hashizume

Shigenori Togo

Photo of Morio Kazama

Morio Kazama

Koichi Kito

Photo of Toru Masuoka

Toru Masuoka

Okinori Kaya

Photo of Sei Hiraizumi

Sei Hiraizumi

Tejiro Toyota

Photo of Yūki Meguro

Yūki Meguro

Osamu Tsukada

Photo of Naomasa Musaka

Naomasa Musaka

Osami Nagano

Photo of Toshio Kurosawa

Toshio Kurosawa

Kojiro Oikawa

Photo of Yuichi Kimura

Yuichi Kimura

Kenro Sato

Photo of Rei Dan

Rei Dan

Kiyoko Ishii

Photo of Mansai Nomura

Mansai Nomura

Emperor Showa

Photo of Toshiyuki Nishida

Toshiyuki Nishida

Soho Tokutomi

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