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Cast
Hisaya Morishige
as Shigeru Yoshida
Shinsuke Ashida
as Ichirō Hatoyama
Eitarō Ozawa
as Tsuruhei Matsuno
Ken Mitsuda
as Kijūrō Shidehara
Hajime Izu
as Hoshishima Nirō
Yoshio Tsuchiya
as Jōji Hayashi
Jun Tazaki
as Banboku Ōno
Takuya Fujioka
as Hirozen Hirokawa
Muga Takewaki
as Eisaku Sato
Teruhiko Saigō
as Kakuei Tanaka
Movie Info & Details
Release Year1983
Runtime2h 12m
LanguageJapanese
CertificationNR
GenresDrama
Votes1
DirectorShirō Moritani
WritersShirō Moritani, Hideyoshi Nagasaki
TypeFeature Film
Rating7.0 out of 10
Cast10 credited
Also Known AsThe Yoshida School
About The Yoshida School
Coinciding with the LDP presidential election of the entire national public, a masterpiece depicting the reverse side of Showa political history released, superimposed cast, a group image of real politicians centered on Shigeru Yoshida and political history after the war.
Directed by Shirō Moritani, The Yoshida School leans on a strong ensemble — Hisaya Morishige, Shinsuke Ashida, Eitarō Ozawa — to carry a story that balances spectacle with character.
The film landed with audiences for its craft and performances, and remains one of the most talked-about drama titles of 1983.
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