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Coup d'Etat (1973 film)
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Wikipedia article
is a 1973 Japanese film directed by Yoshishige Yoshida. It is based on the life of Ikki Kita. It was Japan's submission to the 46th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film but it was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
Cast
* Rentar 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 Nait as Army officer
* Kei Iinuma as Iwasa
* Kazunaga Tsuji as Heigo Asahi
* Masako Yagi as Heigo's sister
Plot
The film is an account of the attempted overthrow of the Japanese government by the army on February 26, 1936. It is based on the life of the ultranationalist intellectual Ikki Kita.
See also
* List of submissions to the 46th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
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