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What the War Meant

Plot: 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
Release Date: Wednesday, December 24 2008
16 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Katsunori TakahashiKatsunori Takahashi
Katsunori Takahashi was
44 in What the War Meant
as 'Masaichi Yoshiwara'.
Tue, Dec 15 1964
Portrait of Takeshi KitanoTakeshi Kitano
Takeshi Kitano was
61 in What the War Meant
as 'Hideki Tojo'.
Sat, Jan 18 1947
Portrait of Yuichiro YamaguchiYuichiro Yamaguchi
Yuichiro Yamaguchi was
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as 'Humimaro Konoe'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Masatô IbuMasatô Ibu
Masatô Ibu was
59 in What the War Meant
as 'Shigetaro Shimada'.
Mon, Mar 28 1949
Portrait of Tadahiko HiranoTadahiko Hirano
Tadahiko Hirano was
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as 'Hajime Mazuyama'.
Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ren OsugiRen Osugi
Ren Osugi was
57 in What the War Meant
as 'Teichi Suzuki'.
Thu, Sep 27 1951 –
Wed, Feb 21 2018
Portrait of Kazunori MimuraKazunori Mimura
Kazunori Mimura was
12 in What the War Meant
Mon, May 27 1996
Portrait of Hiroshi AbeHiroshi Abe
Hiroshi Abe was
44 in What the War Meant
as 'Akiho Ishii'.
Mon, Jun 22 1964
Portrait of Isao HashizumeIsao Hashizume
Isao Hashizume was
67 in What the War Meant
as 'Shigenori Togo'.
Wed, Sep 17 1941
Portrait of Morio KazamaMorio Kazama
Morio Kazama was
59 in What the War Meant
as 'Koichi Kito'.
Tue, Apr 26 1949
Portrait of Katsumi TakahashiKatsumi Takahashi
Katsumi Takahashi was
47 in What the War Meant
as 'Akira Muto'.
Sat, Apr 01 1961
Portrait of Toru MasuokaToru Masuoka
Toru Masuoka was
52 in What the War Meant
as 'Okinori Kaya'.
Thu, Aug 23 1956
Portrait of Sei HiraizumiSei Hiraizumi
Sei Hiraizumi was
64 in What the War Meant
as 'Tejiro Toyota'.
Fri, Jun 02 1944
Portrait of Yūki MeguroYūki Meguro
Yūki Meguro was
61 in What the War Meant
as 'Osamu Tsukada'.
Fri, Aug 15 1947
Portrait of Naomasa MusakaNaomasa Musaka
Naomasa Musaka was
54 in What the War Meant
as 'Osami Nagano'.
Sat, Apr 10 1954
Portrait of Toshio KurosawaToshio Kurosawa
Toshio Kurosawa was
64 in What the War Meant
as 'Kojiro Oikawa'.
Fri, Feb 04 1944
Portrait of Yuichi KimuraYuichi Kimura
Yuichi Kimura was
45 in What the War Meant
as 'Kenro Sato'.
Sat, Feb 09 1963
Portrait of Rei DanRei Dan
Rei Dan was
37 in What the War Meant
as 'Kiyoko Ishii'.
Wed, Aug 04 1971
Portrait of Mansai NomuraMansai Nomura
Mansai Nomura was
42 in What the War Meant
as 'Emperor Showa'.
Tue, Apr 05 1966
Portrait of Toshiyuki NishidaToshiyuki Nishida
Toshiyuki Nishida was
61 in What the War Meant
as 'Soho Tokutomi'.
Tue, Nov 04 1947 –
Thu, Oct 17 2024

Crew

Portrait of Shin'ichi KamoshitaShin'ichi Kamoshita
Shin'ichi Kamoshita was
73 in What the War Meant
as 'Director'
Sun, Mar 17 1935 –
Wed, Feb 10 2021
Portrait of Shunsaku IkehataShunsaku Ikehata
Shunsaku Ikehata was
62 in What the War Meant
as 'Screenplay'
Mon, Jan 07 1946
Portrait of Masayasu HosakaMasayasu Hosaka
Masayasu Hosaka was
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as 'Original Story'
Unknown Birthday