The Emperor in August

The Emperor in August is a 2015 Japanese historical drama film that depicts the chain of command of Imperial Japan's government and military during the final months before Japan's surrender in World War II. General Korechika Anami (Koji Yakusho) and Prime Minister Kantarō Suzuki (Tsutomu Yamazaki) grapple with the decision to surrender, while Major Kenji Hatanaka (Tori Matsuzaka) leads a failed military coup attempt. The film recreates key events from April 1945 to August 15, 1945, including the Allied bombing of Tokyo and the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.