
What the War Meant
Drama · War · History
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Katsunori Takahashi
Katsunori Takahashi
Masaichi Yoshiwara
Katsunori Takahashi
Masaichi Yoshiwara


Takeshi Kitano
Takeshi Kitano
Hideki Tojo
Takeshi Kitano
Hideki Tojo


Yuichiro Yamaguchi
Yuichiro Yamaguchi
Humimaro Konoe
Yuichiro Yamaguchi
Humimaro Konoe


Masatô Ibu
Masatô Ibu
Shigetaro Shimada
Masatô Ibu
Shigetaro Shimada
Tadahiko Hirano
Tadahiko Hirano
Hajime Mazuyama
Tadahiko Hirano
Hajime Mazuyama


Ren Osugi
Ren Osugi
Teichi Suzuki
Ren Osugi
Teichi Suzuki


Kazunori Mimura
Kazunori Mimura
Kazunori Mimura


Hiroshi Abe
Hiroshi Abe
Akiho Ishii
Hiroshi Abe
Akiho Ishii


Isao Hashizume
Isao Hashizume
Shigenori Togo
Isao Hashizume
Shigenori Togo


Morio Kazama
Morio Kazama
Koichi Kito
Morio Kazama
Koichi Kito
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