Coup d'etat (1973 film)
Coup d'Etat aka Martial Law is a 1973 Japanese film directed by Yoshishige Yoshida. It was Japan's submission to the 46th Academy Awards for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film but it was not accepted as a nominee.Cast
The film is an account of the attempted overthrow of the Japanese government by the army on February 26, 1936. It is based on the life of the ultranationalist intellectual Ikki Kita.
