Coup d'Etat (film)
| Coup d'Etat | |
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| Japanese | 戒厳令 |
| Hepburn | Kaigenrei |
| Directed by | Yoshishige Yoshida |
| Written by | Minoru Betsuyaku |
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Release dates |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Coup d'Etat aka Martial Law (戒厳令 Kaigenrei) is a 1973 Japanese film directed by Yoshishige Yoshida. It was Japan's submission to the 46th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film but it was not accepted as a nominee.[1][2]
Cast
- Rentarō Mikuni as Kazuki Kitamura / Ikki Kita
- Yasuyo Matsumura as Suzu, Kazuki's wife
- Yasuo Miyake as Young soldier
- Akiko Kurano as Soldier's wife
- Tadahiko Sugano as Nishida
- Taketoshi Naitō as Army officer
- Kei Iinuma as Iwasa
- Kazunaga Tsuji as Heigo Asahi
- Masako Yagi as Heigo's sister
Plot
An account of the attempted overthrow of the Japanese government by the army on February 26, 1936.[3]
See also
- List of submissions to the 46th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ↑ "List of Japanese films nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film" (in Japanese). Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Retrieved 2008-06-22.
- ↑ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ↑ Jacoby, Alexander (2008). A Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors. Berkeley: Stone Bridge Press. p. 364. ISBN 978-1-933330-53-2.
External links
- Kaigenrei at the Internet Movie Database
- 戒厳令 at the Japanese Movie Database (Japanese)
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