Coup d'État (戒厳令, Kaigenrei), also titled Martial Law, is a 1973 Japanese drama film directed by Yoshishige Yoshida.[1][2] It is based on the life of nationalist intellectual Ikki Kita and an account of the attempted overthrow of the Japanese government by a group of army officers on 26 February 1936.[3] It is the third film in a loose trilogy, preceded by Eros + Massacre (1969) and Heroic Purgatory (1970).[4][5]
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| Kanji | 戒厳令 | ||||
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| Directed by | Yoshishige Yoshida | ||||
| Written by | Minoru Betsuyaku | ||||
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| Starring | Rentarō Mikuni | ||||
| Cinematography | Motokichi Hasegawa | ||||
| Music by | Toshi Ichiyanagi | ||||
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Running time | 110 minutes | ||||
| Country | Japan | ||||
| Language | Japanese | ||||
Cast
edit- Rentarō Mikuni as Kazuki Kitamura
- Yasuyo Matsumura as Suzu, Kazuki's wife
- Yasuo Miyake as Young soldier
- Akiko Kurano as Soldier's wife
- Tadahiko Sugano as Nishida
- Taketoshi Naitō as Army officer
- Kei Iinuma as Iwasa
- Kazunaga Tsuji as Heigo Asahi
- Masako Yagi as Heigo's sister
Background
editCoup d'État was Japan's submission to the 46th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not accepted as a nominee.[6]
Legacy
editCoup d'État was screened at the Harvard Film Archive in 2009[7] as part of a retrospective on Yoshida's work.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "戒厳令". Japanese Movie Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ a b "戒厳令(1973・日本)". Kinenote (in Japanese). Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ Jacoby, Alexander (2008). A Critical Handbook of Japanese Film Directors. Berkeley: Stone Bridge Press. p. 364. ISBN 978-1-933330-53-2.
- ^ Desser, David (1988). Eros Plus Massacre: An Introduction to the Japanese New Wave Cinema. Indiana University Press. p. 73.
- ^ Wilkins, Budd (30 March 2017). "Review: Kiju Yoshida: Love + Anarchism on Arrow Video Blu-ray". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "List of Japanese films nominated for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film" (in Japanese). Motion Picture Producers Association of Japan. Retrieved 22 June 2008.
- ^ "Coup d'etat". Harvard Film Archive. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
External links
edit- Coup d'État at IMDb
- "COUP d'ETAT BY KIJU YOSHIDA". desistfilm. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
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