August Without Emperor
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Taking the Chilean coup as an example, a group of young officers plan to overthrow the Japanese government on V-J Day. They aim to abolish the post-war constitution, restore the national army and revive the traditional spirit of Japan. As the conspiracy is exposed, the coup squadrons are wiped out one by one. The remaining squadron takes over a night train bound for Tokyo.
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Keywords
japan
based on novel or book
coup d'etat
hijacking
train hijacking
train
incident
sleeper train
political fiction
japan self defense forces (jsdf)
post-war chaos period
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