General Korechika Anami — The Emperor in August Character Profile

About General Korechika Anami

Minister of War during the final months of the war, playing a central role in the military council's deliberations on Operation Ketsugō, the atomic bombings, and the political crisis surrounding the surrender.

General Korechika Anami — Character Profile

Character Facts

Played by

Koji Yakusho

Appears in

The Emperor in August (2015)

Role

Protagonist

Relationships (3)

• General Korechika Anami — Power Sovereign — Emperor Showa (Masahiro Motoki)

  Emperor and his Minister of War

• General Korechika Anami — Professional Colleague — Prime Minister Kantaro Suzuki (Tsutomu Yamazaki)

  Prime Minister and Minister of War serving in the same cabinet

• General Korechika Anami — Professional Commander — Major Kenji Hatanaka (Tori Matsuzaka)

  Minister of War and the officer involved in the coup

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• Prime Minister Kantaro Suzuki (Tsutomu Yamazaki)
• Kokatsu Arao (Miou Tanaka)
• Lieutenant Colonel Masataka Ida (Yasumasa Oba)
• Captain Masayoshi Fujii (Shota Totsuka)
• Koreaki Anami (Rikiya Mifune)
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• Kimiko (Misako Renbutsu)
• Miss Yasuki (Erika Toda)