Coup d'État (1973 film)
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| Directed by | Yoshishige Yoshida |
| Written by | Minoru Betsuyaku |
| Music by | Toshi Ichiyanagi Hideo Kanze Yuji Takahashi Takehisa Kosugi |
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Running time | 110 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Coup d'Etat a.k.a. Martial Law (戒厳令, Kaigenrei) is a 1973 Japanese film directed by Yoshishige Yoshida.[1] It is based on the life of Ikki Kita.[2][3] 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.[4][5]
Cast
- Rentarō Mikuni as Kazuki Kitamura
- 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
The film is an account of the attempted overthrow of the Japanese government by the army on February 26, 1936.[6] It is based on the life of the ultranationalist intellectual Ikki Kita.
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
- ^ "戒厳令". Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
- ^ "COUP d'ETAT BY KIJU YOSHIDA – desistfilm".
- ^ "Coup d'état".
- ^ "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 IMDb
- 戒厳令 at the Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese)
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