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.
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What the War Meant
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Dec 24, 2008
Runtime
4h 37m
Genres
Drama, War, History
Original Title
あの戦争は何だったのか 日米開戦と東条英機
Production Companies
TBS
Director
Shin'ichi Kamoshita
Description
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.
