August 15, 1945, New Dawn For Japan
黎明八月十五日
August 15, 1945, New Dawn For Japan Free Online HD on Lookmovie. July 1945. War‑exhausted Japan groans under the heel of a brutal military regime. Young journalist Saeki struggles to cling to a fading sense of justice. Writer Yoshida slowly loses his convictions to the darkness of unquestioning orders. Kimiko, a young woman, bears the scars of cruelty from the cold‑hearted military police. Private Yamada has deserted the army. His wife, Ryōko, is branded a traitor's wife and relentlessly hunted. When Yamada finally reaches home, he finds his sick child Toshiko lying in bed. The military police drag him away in front of his family; a struggle ensues, and Yamada is shot dead before his wife's eyes. Hiroshima is annihilated by an atomic bomb. Rumors spread of a final decisive battle on the mainland. The people clutch bamboo spears with gaunt hands. Then August 15th arrives: Japan's defeat is laid bare before the stunned populace.
- Genre: War
- Country: Japan
- Director: Hideo Sekigawa
- Cast: Eiji Okada, Kyōko Kagawa, Yatsuko Tan'ami, Kinzō Shin, Hatae Kishi, Tokue Hanazawa, Akitake Kōno, Masao Mishima, Haruko Toda,
