
What the War Meant
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.
Release Date: 2008-12-24

Katsunori Takahashi
Masaichi Yoshiwara

Takeshi Kitano
Hideki Tojo

Yuichiro Yamaguchi
Humimaro Konoe

Masatô Ibu
Shigetaro Shimada

Ren Osugi
Teichi Suzuki

Hiroshi Abe
Akiho Ishii

Isao Hashizume
Shigenori Togo

Morio Kazama
Koichi Kito

Katsumi Takahashi
Akira Muto

Toru Masuoka
Okinori Kaya