What the War Meant (2008)
Original title: あの戦争は何だったのか 日米開戦と東条英機
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 TakahashiMasaichi Yoshiwara
Takeshi KitanoHideki Tojo
Yuichiro YamaguchiHumimaro Konoe
Masatô IbuShigetaro ShimadaTadahiko HiranoHajime Mazuyama
Ren OsugiTeichi Suzuki
Kazunori Mimura
Hiroshi AbeAkiho Ishii
Isao HashizumeShigenori Togo
Morio KazamaKoichi Kito
Katsumi TakahashiAkira Muto
Toru MasuokaOkinori KayaKeywords
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What is What the War Meant about?
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 long is What the War Meant?
What the War Meant has a runtime of 277 minutes.