“Excellent performances (particularly from Yakusho and Yamazaki) and kinetic style that helps to make the drier parts of the story compelling on a visual level.” - Andrew Parker, Toronto Japanese Film Festival
“An obvious attention to period detail throughout, giving the film an air of authenticity and gravity…viewers invested in the subject matter and content with its unfussy and detached storytelling should appreciate its educational ambitions.” - James Mudge, easternkicks.com
The Emperor in August (2015) is a Japanese historical drama, directed by Masato Harada (Chronicle of My Mother), about the last days before Japan’s surrender at the end of World War II. It focuses on Emperor Hirohito (Masahiro Motoki), Prime Minister Suzuki (Tsutomo Yamazaki), and War Minister Anami (Koji Yakusho), contemplating the repercussions of the Potsdam Declaration, a failed military coup, and, more horribly, the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
REGION A LOCKED
LANGUAGE: Japanese VIDEO: 1080p High Definition / 2.35:1 AUDIO: Japanese 5.1 DTS-HD MA / Japanese 2.0 DTS-HD MA SUBTITLES: English 2015 / Color 136 MINUTES NOT RATED
Special Features: Isolated Music Track / Original Theatrical Trailers
戦後70周年を記念して製作された『日本のいちばん長い日』の輸入盤ブルーレイ。ミュージックトラック、予告編を収録！リージョンA。日本語音声・英語字幕。限定3000枚。
トラックリスト敗戦を受け入れ、ポツダム宣言の受諾が決定した1945年8月14日の御前会議から、翌15日の玉音放送までの戦争終結に至る激動の24時間をドキュメントした半藤一利の同名ノンフィクションを、役所広司、本木雅弘、山崎努ら豪華キャストで映画化。監督は「クライマーズ・ハイ」「駆込み女と駆出し男」の原田眞人。
1945年4月。戦況が悪化の一途を辿る中、次期首相に任命された77歳の鈴木貫太郎は、組閣の肝となる陸軍大臣に阿南惟幾を指名する。２人はかつて、侍従長、侍従武官として共に昭和天皇に仕えた関係でもあった。その後、連合国によるポツダム宣言の発表に続いて、広島、長崎へ原爆が投下される。それでもなお、陸軍の若手将校たちは本土決戦を訴え、阿南に戦争継続を強く迫る。阿南はそんな将校たちの暴発を押さえようと対応に苦慮する。一方、戦争の終結か継続か、議論がまとまらない御前会議では、鈴木首相が天皇に聖断を仰ぐのだったが…。監督：原田眞人、出演：役所広司、本木雅弘、松坂桃李、堤真一、山崎努、他。2015年日。
発売日：2017.8.15
“Excellent performances (particularly from Yakusho and Yamazaki) and kinetic style that helps to make the drier parts of the story compelling on a visual level.”
- Andrew Parker, Toronto Japanese Film Festival
“An obvious attention to period detail throughout, giving the film an air of authenticity and gravity…viewers invested in the subject matter and content with its unfussy and detached storytelling should appreciate its educational ambitions.”
- James Mudge, easternkicks.com
The Emperor in August (2015) is a Japanese historical drama, directed by Masato Harada (Chronicle of My Mother), about the last days before Japan’s surrender at the end of World War II. It focuses on Emperor Hirohito (Masahiro Motoki), Prime Minister Suzuki (Tsutomo Yamazaki), and War Minister Anami (Koji Yakusho), contemplating the repercussions of the Potsdam Declaration, a failed military coup, and, more horribly, the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
REGION A LOCKED
LANGUAGE: Japanese
VIDEO: 1080p High Definition / 2.35:1
AUDIO: Japanese 5.1 DTS-HD MA / Japanese 2.0 DTS-HD MA
SUBTITLES: English
2015 / Color
136 MINUTES
NOT RATED
Special Features: Isolated Music Track / Original Theatrical Trailers