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What the War Meant

20084h 37mShin'ichi Kamoshita

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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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What is What the War Meant (2008) about?

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.

Who stars in What the War Meant?

What the War Meant stars Katsunori Takahashi (Masaichi Yoshiwara), Takeshi Kitano (Hideki Tojo), Yuichiro Yamaguchi (Humimaro Konoe), Masatô Ibu (Shigetaro Shimada), Tadahiko Hirano (Hajime Mazuyama). The film was directed by Shin'ichi Kamoshita.

How long is What the War Meant?

What the War Meant has a runtime of 4 min and premiered in 2008.

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