- Country: Japan
- Genres: Drama, Thriller
- Release: 1978-09-23
- Director: Satsuo Yamamoto
- Writers: Kyûzô Kobayashi , Nobuo Yamada
- Language: Japanese
- Stars: Tsunehiko Watase , Sayuri Yoshinaga , Kiyoshi Atsumi , Kuniyasu Atsumi , Kiyoto Harada , Isao Hashimoto , Tsutomu Isobe , Jun Izumi , Morio Kazama , Akira Kume
- Runtime: 140 min
- Awards: 2 wins & 2 nominations
- AKA: August Without Emperor , Jesen bez cara , Kôtei no inai hachigatsu , Kôtei no inai hachigatsu (Canada) , August Without Emperor (United Kingdom) , August Without Emperor (United States of America) , 皇帝のいない八月 (Japan)
- Plot:
Taking the Chilean coup as an example, a group of young officers plan to overthrow the Japanese government on V-J Day. They aim to abolish the post-war constitution, restore the national army and revive the traditional spirit of Japan. As the conspiracy is exposed, the coup squadrons are wiped out one by one. The remaining squadron takes over a night train bound for Tokyo.
- IMDB:tt0328049
Kôtei no inai hachigatsu Cast · · · ALL
Satsuo Yamamoto
Director
Tsunehiko Watase
Akimasa Fujisaki
Sayuri Yoshinaga
Kyoko Fujisaki
Etsushi Takahashi
Yasuhisa Toshikura
Kei Yamamoto
Hiroaki Ishimori
Rentaro Mikuni
Tameichiro Emi
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Tadashi Tojo
Kensaku Morita
Koichi Ariga
Toshiyuki Nagashima
Sergeant Yajima
Morio Kazama
Shinichirô Mikami
Captain Komori
Shigeru Kōyama
Shingo Shogaki
Mizuho Suzuki
Army General Mano
Eiji Okada
Assistant General Tokunaga
Hideji Ôtaki
Noguchi
Kiyoshi Atsumi
Kubo
Osamu Takizawa
Prime Minister Sabashi
Shin Saburi
Gozo Ohata
Kiwako Taichi
Saeko Nakagami
Tetsurō Tamba
Army General Mikami
Akira Kume
Trade Minister Kawasaki
Taketoshi Naitô
Labor Minister Hamao
Torahiko Hamada
Finance Minister Sone
Kappei Matsumoto
Education Minister Wako
Tomo’o Nagai
Defense Minister Yamamura
Eitarō Ozawa
Infrastructure Minister Osanai