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title: 'Coup d''Etat (1973)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Yoshishige Yoshida'
released: '1973-06-07'
runtime_minutes: 110
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Japan'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/coup-detat-1973'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070260/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Coup d'Etat (1973)

1973 · 110 min · Drama · Japan

Original title: 戒厳令

## Synopsis

Coup d'État , 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).

## Credits

- **Director:** [Yoshishige Yoshida](https://cinepixo.com/people/yoshishige-yoshida)
- **Screenplay:** [Minoru Betsuyaku](https://cinepixo.com/people/minoru-betsuyaku)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Toshi Ichiyanagi](https://cinepixo.com/people/toshi-ichiyanagi)

## Cast

- [Taketoshi Naito](https://cinepixo.com/people/taketoshi-naito)
- [Rentarō Mikuni](https://cinepixo.com/people/rentaro-mikuni)

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