What the War Meant

What the War Meant (2008)

あの戦争は何だったのか 日米開戦と東条英機

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.

Date of release
2008-12-24
Runtime
4h 37m
Genres
Drama, War, History, TV Movie
Director
Shin'ichi Kamoshita

Casting

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