Mid-August Commotion
八月十五日の動乱
Synopsis
A suspense work based on the "Miyagi Incident," an attempted coup d'etat led by some officers working for the Ministry of the Defense and the General Staff of the Konoe Division on the eve of the end of the Pacific War.
Top Cast
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Koji Tsuruta
Hiroshi Nakajima
Shinjirō Ehara
Ichiro Kawasaki
Sonny Chiba
Dr Omori
Shoji Nakayama
Nobuyuki Komiya, Chamberlain
Kaneko Iwasaki
Toshiko Nakajima
Mamoru Ogawa
Jiro Kawasaki
Kenji Imai
Tsutomu Mihara
Jun Usami
Prime-Minister
Isao Yamagata
Minister of War
Takashi Kanda
Army Minister
Ryuji Kita
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Ushio Akashi
Minist of the Interior
Ken Sudo
Chief Secretary of Cabinet
Michirō Minami
Deputy Chief of Military Command
Kosaku Okano
Secretary Kubo
Rinichi Yamamoto
Colonel Shirai
Fumitake Ōmura
Major Kojima
Tatsuya Kitayama
Major Kaga
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Tsuneo Kobayashi
- Screenplay & Story
- Hajime Takaiwa
- Original Score
- Chūji Kinoshita
- Original Title
- 八月十五日の動乱
- Country of Origin
- Japan
- Spoken Languages
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 1h 35m
- Production Studios
- Toei Company
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Tsuneo Kobayashi
Hajime Takaiwa
Chūji Kinoshita
Department Leadership Roster
Tsuneo Kobayashi
Director
Hajime Takaiwa
Screenplay
Chūji Kinoshita
Original Music Composer
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Frequently Asked Questions About Mid-August Commotion
Quick factual answers about cast, synopsis, director, box office, and release information.
What is Mid-August Commotion about?
A suspense work based on the "Miyagi Incident," an attempted coup d'etat led by some officers working for the Ministry of the Defense and the General Staff of the Konoe Division on the eve of the end of the Pacific War.
Who directed Mid-August Commotion?
Mid-August Commotion was directed by Tsuneo Kobayashi.
Who stars in Mid-August Commotion?
The principal cast of Mid-August Commotion includes Koji Tsuruta, Shinjirō Ehara, Sonny Chiba, Shoji Nakayama, Kaneko Iwasaki.
When was Mid-August Commotion released and how long is it?
Mid-August Commotion was released in 1962 with a total runtime of 1h 35m.
Who composed the musical score for Mid-August Commotion?
The original motion picture soundtrack for Mid-August Commotion was composed by Chūji Kinoshita.