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What the War Meant (2008) – Official Trailer, Cast & Details
What the War Meant at a Glance
What the War Meant is a 2008 drama, war, history and TV movie film helmed by Shin'ichi Kamoshita, with a cast led by Katsunori Takahashi, Takeshi Kitano and Yuichiro Yamaguchi. It has a runtime of 4 hours 37 minutes and was released on December 24, 2008.
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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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Katsunori Takahashi
Masaichi Yoshiwara
Takeshi Kitano
Hideki Tojo
Yuichiro Yamaguchi
Humimaro Konoe
Masatô Ibu
Shigetaro Shimada
Tadahiko Hirano
Hajime Mazuyama
Ren Osugi
Teichi Suzuki
Kazunori Mimura
Actor
Hiroshi Abe
Akiho Ishii
Isao Hashizume
Shigenori Togo
Morio Kazama
Koichi Kito
Katsumi Takahashi
Akira Muto
Toru Masuoka
Okinori Kaya
Frequently Asked Questions About What the War Meant
When was What the War Meant released?
What the War Meant was released on December 24, 2008.
What is the runtime of What the War Meant?
What the War Meant has a runtime of 4 hours 37 minutes (277 minutes).
Who stars in What the War Meant?
What the War Meant stars Katsunori Takahashi as Masaichi Yoshiwara, Takeshi Kitano as Hideki Tojo, Yuichiro Yamaguchi as Humimaro Konoe and Masatô Ibu as Shigetaro Shimada. The cast also includes Tadahiko Hirano, Ren Osugi, Kazunori Mimura and Hiroshi Abe.
Who directed What the War Meant?
What the War Meant was directed by Shin'ichi Kamoshita. The screenplay is credited to Shunsaku Ikehata.
What genre is What the War Meant?
What the War Meant is listed on TMDB as a mix of drama, war, history and TV movie.
What movies are similar to What the War Meant?
Movies TMDB recommends alongside What the War Meant include Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970), Operation Pacific (1951), The Last Rifleman (2023), Field of Lost Shoes (2015) and Emperor (2012).
Can I stream the full movie of What the War Meant on 123Movies?
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Operation Pacific
The Last Rifleman
Field of Lost Shoes
Emperor
The Scarlet and the Black
Walking with the Enemy
Isoroku Yamamoto, the Commander-in-Chief of the Combined Fleet
Waiting for Anya
They Were Expendable
MacArthur
