Japan's Longest Day (1967)

"The dramatic true story of the end of WWII."

7.3 August 3, 1967 2h 37m Released

Drama History War

Following the detonation of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese military and the government clash over the demand from the Allies for unconditional surrender. Minister of the Army Anami leads the military officers who propose to fight on, even to the death of every Japanese citizen. Emperor Hirohito, however, joins with his ministers in asking the unthinkable, the peaceful surrender of Japan. When the military plots a coup to overthrow the Emperor's civilian government, Anami must face the choice between his desires and loyalty to his Emperor.

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Cast

Seiji Miyaguchi

Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo
Rokkō Toura

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Shunichi Matsumato
Chishū Ryū

Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki
So Yamamura

Navy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
Toshirō Mifune

War Minister General Korechika Anami
Yoshio Kosugi

Minister of Public Welfare Keisuke Okade
Takashi Shimura

Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura
Etsushi Takahashi

Lt. Colonel Masutaka Ida
Takao Inoue

Lt. Colonel Masahiko Takeshita
Tadao Nakamaru

Lt. Colonel Jiro Shiizaki
Toshio Kurosawa

Major Kenji Hatanaka - Military Affairs Section
Akira Kitchôji

General Yoshijiro Umezu - Chief of the Army General Staff
Haruo Yamada

Admiral Soemu Toyoda - Chief of the Navy General Staff
Ryōsuke Kagawa

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Tadaatsu Ishiguro

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