Coup d'État (1973 film)
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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 | ||||
Coup d'État (戒厳令, Kaigenrei), also titled Martial Law, is a 1973 Japanese drama film directed by Yoshishige Yoshida. 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. It is the third film in a loose trilogy, preceded by Eros + Massacre (1969) and Heroic Purgatory (1970).