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What the War Meant

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2008 | 277 min | Drama, War, History, TV Movie

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Is it for you?

Who'll love it
Made for history buffs. If you loved Flags of Our Fathers or The Thin Red Line, start here.
The mood
Intense.
The pace
Unhurried and epic, at 4 hr 37 min.
What might put you off
  • It's long: 4 hr 37 min.
  • It's in Japanese, so expect subtitles (or a dub).

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.

How it earned its rating

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  • AwardsNot counted

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  • Reach & staying powerNot counted

    Streaming release that reached a small audience so far

  • Buzz & cultural impactWeak

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Cast & crew

Directed by Shin'ichi Kamoshita

  • Katsunori TakahashiMasaichi Yoshiwara
  • Takeshi KitanoHideki Tojo
  • Yuichiro YamaguchiHumimaro Konoe
  • Masatô IbuShigetaro Shimada
  • Tadahiko HiranoHajime Mazuyama
  • Ren OsugiTeichi Suzuki
  • Kazunori Mimura
  • Hiroshi AbeAkiho Ishii
  • Isao HashizumeShigenori Togo
  • Morio KazamaKoichi Kito