Coup d'Etat

Coup d'Etat (1973)

戒厳令

A freestyle biopic of Ikki Kita, the ultranationalist intellectual whose ideas inspired the failed military coup in 1936.

Date of release
1973-07-07
TMDB
6.5 / 10 (23)
Runtime
1h 50m
Genres
Drama, History
Director
Yoshishige Yoshida

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Awards: 0 · Nominations: 1

Coup d'État , also titled Martial Law, is a 1973 Japanese drama film directed by Yoshishige Yoshida. It is based on the life of nationalist intellectual Ikki Kita and an account of the attempted overthrow of the Japanese government by a group of army officers on 26 February 1936. It is the third film in a loose trilogy, preceded by Eros + Massacre (1969) and Heroic Purgatory (1970).

Background

Coup d'État was Japan's submission to the 46th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.

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