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What the War Meant

Plot: 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
Release Date: Wednesday, December 24 2008
16 years ago
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Cast

Portrait of Katsunori TakahashiKatsunori TakahashiKatsunori Takahashi was 44 in What the War Meant as 'Masaichi Yoshiwara'.
Birthday: Tue, Dec 15 1964
Portrait of Takeshi KitanoTakeshi KitanoTakeshi Kitano was 61 in What the War Meant as 'Hideki Tojo'.
Birthday: Sat, Jan 18 1947
Portrait of Yuichiro YamaguchiYuichiro YamaguchiYuichiro Yamaguchi was >> in What the War Meant as 'Humimaro Konoe'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Masatô IbuMasatô IbuMasatô Ibu was 59 in What the War Meant as 'Shigetaro Shimada'.
Birthday: Mon, Mar 28 1949
Portrait of Tadahiko HiranoTadahiko HiranoTadahiko Hirano was >> in What the War Meant as 'Hajime Mazuyama'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Ren OsugiRen OsugiRen Osugi was 57 in What the War Meant as 'Teichi Suzuki'.
Birthday: Thu, Sep 27 1951 –
Wed, Feb 21 2018
Portrait of Kazunori MimuraKazunori MimuraKazunori Mimura was 12 in What the War Meant
Birthday: Mon, May 27 1996
Portrait of Hiroshi AbeHiroshi AbeHiroshi Abe was 44 in What the War Meant as 'Akiho Ishii'.
Birthday: Mon, Jun 22 1964
Portrait of Isao HashizumeIsao HashizumeIsao Hashizume was 67 in What the War Meant as 'Shigenori Togo'.
Birthday: Wed, Sep 17 1941
Portrait of Morio KazamaMorio KazamaMorio Kazama was 59 in What the War Meant as 'Koichi Kito'.
Birthday: Tue, Apr 26 1949
Portrait of Katsumi TakahashiKatsumi TakahashiKatsumi Takahashi was 47 in What the War Meant as 'Akira Muto'.
Birthday: Sat, Apr 01 1961
Portrait of Toru MasuokaToru MasuokaToru Masuoka was 52 in What the War Meant as 'Okinori Kaya'.
Birthday: Thu, Aug 23 1956
Portrait of Sei HiraizumiSei HiraizumiSei Hiraizumi was 64 in What the War Meant as 'Tejiro Toyota'.
Birthday: Fri, Jun 02 1944
Portrait of Yūki MeguroYūki MeguroYūki Meguro was 61 in What the War Meant as 'Osamu Tsukada'.
Birthday: Fri, Aug 15 1947
Portrait of Naomasa MusakaNaomasa MusakaNaomasa Musaka was 54 in What the War Meant as 'Osami Nagano'.
Birthday: Sat, Apr 10 1954
Portrait of Toshio KurosawaToshio KurosawaToshio Kurosawa was 64 in What the War Meant as 'Kojiro Oikawa'.
Birthday: Fri, Feb 04 1944
Portrait of Yuichi KimuraYuichi KimuraYuichi Kimura was 45 in What the War Meant as 'Kenro Sato'.
Birthday: Sat, Feb 09 1963
Portrait of Rei DanRei DanRei Dan was 37 in What the War Meant as 'Kiyoko Ishii'.
Birthday: Wed, Aug 04 1971
Portrait of Mansai NomuraMansai NomuraMansai Nomura was 42 in What the War Meant as 'Emperor Showa'.
Birthday: Tue, Apr 05 1966
Portrait of Toshiyuki NishidaToshiyuki NishidaToshiyuki Nishida was 61 in What the War Meant as 'Soho Tokutomi'.
Birthday: Tue, Nov 04 1947 –
Thu, Oct 17 2024

Crew

Portrait of Shin'ichi KamoshitaShin'ichi KamoshitaShin'ichi Kamoshita was 73 in What the War Meant as 'Director'
Birthday: Sun, Mar 17 1935 –
Wed, Feb 10 2021
Portrait of Shunsaku IkehataShunsaku IkehataShunsaku Ikehata was 62 in What the War Meant as 'Screenplay'
Birthday: Mon, Jan 07 1946
Portrait of Masayasu HosakaMasayasu HosakaMasayasu Hosaka was >> in What the War Meant as 'Original Story'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday