About this movie
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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🎭 Drama
🎭 War
🎭 History
🎭 TV Movie
🎬 Shin'ichi Kamoshita
👤 Katsunori Takahashi
👤 Takeshi Kitano
👤 Yuichiro Yamaguchi
world war ii
pearl harbor
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Questions about What the War Meant
How long is What the War Meant?
What the War Meant has a runtime of 4h 37m (4 hours and 37 minutes).
Who directed What the War Meant?
What the War Meant was directed by Shin'ichi Kamoshita and released in 2008.
What genre is What the War Meant?
What the War Meant is a Drama, War, History, TV Movie film (2008).
Who stars in What the War Meant?
The cast of What the War Meant includes Katsunori Takahashi, Takeshi Kitano, Yuichiro Yamaguchi, Masatô Ibu, Tadahiko Hirano.
