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The Secret Battlefield
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The Secret Battlefield

2026-07-31 · 138 min · ★ 7.4

Drama · War

In April 1941, months before the Pacific War begins, Japan’s brightest young elites, bureaucrats, military officers, and civilians, are secretly assembled at the Total War Research Institute. Tasked with simulating a conflict against the United States, they confront harsh realities through intense analysis.

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Directors
Yuya Ishii
Production companies
Pony Canyon, Tokyo Theatres Company, NHK Enterprises, RIKI PROJECT
Countries
Japan
Status
Released

Top Cast

Sosuke IkematsuSosuke Ikematsu
Taiga NakanoTaiga Nakano
Takanori IwataTakanori Iwata
Aoi NakamuraAoi Nakamura
Takahiro MiuraTakahiro Miura
Jun KunimuraJun Kunimura
Ryuta SatoRyuta Sato
Yosuke EguchiYosuke Eguchi
Koichi SatoKoichi Sato
Fumi NikaidoFumi Nikaido
Rairu SugitaRairu Sugita
Yukiya KitamuraYukiya Kitamura
Kyusaku ShimadaKyusaku Shimada
Hideo NakanoHideo Nakano
Ikkei WatanabeIkkei Watanabe
Tetsuya BesshoTetsuya Bessho
Ryuhei MatsudaRyuhei Matsuda
Eiji OkudaEiji Okuda

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