Coup d'Etat
dir. Yoshishige Yoshida · 1973
The struggle for a meaningful life often leads to profound personal sacrifice and the questioning of one's beliefs.
Ikka Kita receives his younger brother's bloodied clothes, a haunting reminder of the revolutionary ideals that led to his brother's tragic end. As he grapples with grief and determination, the film immerses viewers in a world where personal sacrifice and political ideology collide. Watching it is like traversing a landscape of despair, where every choice weighs heavily on the soul.
Ikka Kita is a revolutionary, who suffers when he is brought his younger brother's clothes, still smeared with his blood. Ikka's brother followed the revoltionary's precept and acted, attempting on the life of a finantial group manager and then, unable to escape, killing himself. Now, Ikka is more determined than ever to take his own teachings to the ultimate end, the «coup d'etat».
