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August 15, 1945, New Dawn For Japan

July 1945. War‑exhausted Japan groans under the heel of a brutal military regime. Young journalist Saeki struggles to cling to a fading sense of justice. Writer Yoshida slowly loses his convictions to the darkness of unquestioning orders. Kimiko, a young woman, bears the scars of cruelty from the cold‑hearted military police. Private Yamada has deserted the army. His wife, Ryōko, is branded a traitor's wife and relentlessly hunted. When Yamada finally reaches home, he finds his sick child Toshiko lying in bed. The military police drag him away in front of his family; a struggle ensues, and Yamada is shot dead before his wife's eyes. Hiroshima is annihilated by an atomic bomb. Rumors spread of a final decisive battle on the mainland. The people clutch bamboo spears with gaunt hands. Then August 15th arrives: Japan's defeat is laid bare before the stunned populace.

Top Cast

  • Eiji Okada

    Eiji Okada

    Reporter Saeki

  • Kyōko Kagawa

    Kyōko Kagawa

    Kimiko Sasaki

  • Yatsuko Tan'ami

    Yatsuko Tan'ami

    Tsuruko Sasaki

  • Kinzō Shin

    Kinzō Shin

    Private Yamada

  • Hatae Kishi

    Hatae Kishi

    Ryoko Yamada

  • Tokue Hanazawa

    Tokue Hanazawa

    Tome-san

  • Akitake Kōno

    Akitake Kōno

    Junji Yoshida

  • Masao Mishima

    Masao Mishima

    Toyama-san

  • Haruko Toda

    Haruko Toda

    Kane-san

Overview

July 1945. War‑exhausted Japan groans under the heel of a brutal military regime. Young journalist Saeki struggles to cling to a fading sense of justice. Writer Yoshida slowly loses his convictions to the darkness of unquestioning orders. Kimiko, a young woman, bears the scars of cruelty from the cold‑hearted military police. Private Yamada has deserted the army. His wife, Ryōko, is branded a traitor's wife and relentlessly hunted. When Yamada finally reaches home, he finds his sick child Toshiko lying in bed. The military police drag him away in front of his family; a struggle ensues, and Yamada is shot dead before his wife's eyes. Hiroshima is annihilated by an atomic bomb. Rumors spread of a final decisive battle on the mainland. The people clutch bamboo spears with gaunt hands. Then August 15th arrives: Japan's defeat is laid bare before the stunned populace.

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