is a 1973 Japanese film directed by Yoshishige Yoshida. It is based on the life of Ikki Kita. 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 Rentarō Mikuni as Kazuki Kitamura Yasuyo Matsumura as Suzu, Kazuki's wife Yasuo Miyake as Young soldier Akiko Kurano as Soldier's wife Tadahiko Sugano as Nishida Taketoshi Naitō as Army officer Kei Iinuma as Iwasa Kazunaga Tsuji as Heigo Asahi Masako Yagi as Heigo's sister Plot 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. See also List of submissions to the 46th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of Japanese submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film References External links 1973 films 1973 crime films 1970s Japanese-language films Films directed by Yoshishige Yoshida Japanese black-and-white films Japanese crime films Films set in the Taishō period Films about coups d'état 1970s Japanese films