What the War Meant

2008 • 4h 37m • Drama, War, History, TV Movie

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.

Director

Shin'ichi Kamoshita

Writers

Shunsaku Ikehata

Status

Released