Japan's Longest Day
The dramatic true story of the end of WW II.
1967-08-03 | 157 minutes
Plot Summary
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.
Cast
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Rokkō TouraVice Minister of Foreign Affairs Shunichi Matsumato
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Chishū RyūPrime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki
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Sō YamamuraNavy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
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Toshirō MifuneWar Minister General Korechika Anami
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Yoshio KosugiMinister of Public Welfare Keisuke Okade
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Takashi ShimuraInformation Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura
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Etsushi TakahashiLt. Colonel Masutaka Ida
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Tadao NakamaruLt. Colonel Jiro Shiizaki
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Toshio KurosawaMajor Kenji Hatanaka - Military Affairs Section
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Ryōsuke KagawaMinister of Agriculture and Forestry Tadaatsu Ishiguro
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Ushio AkashiPresident of the Privy Council Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma
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Isao TamagawaColonel Okitsugu Arao - Chief of Military Affairs Section
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Hiroshi Nihon'yanagiAdmiral Takijiro Onishi - Vice-Chief of the Naval General Staff
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Takeshi KatōCabinet Chief Secretary Hisatsune Sakomizu
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Kyuzo KawabeMichio Kihara - Assistant to Sakomizu
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