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Japan's Longest Day

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Japan's Longest Day

Aug 3, 1967

2h 37m

★ 7.3

The dramatic true story of the end of WWII.

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

History

War

Production Companies

TOHO

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Cast

Seiji Miyaguchi

Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo

Seiji Miyaguchi

Rokkō Toura

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Shunichi Matsumato

Rokkō Toura

Chishū Ryū

Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki

Chishū Ryū

So Yamamura

Navy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai

So Yamamura

Toshirō Mifune

War Minister General Korechika Anami

Toshirō Mifune

Yoshio Kosugi

Minister of Public Welfare Keisuke Okade

Yoshio Kosugi

Takashi Shimura

Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura

Takashi Shimura

Etsushi Takahashi

Lt. Colonel Masutaka Ida

Etsushi Takahashi

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Lt. Colonel Masahiko Takeshita

Takao Inoue

Tadao Nakamaru

Lt. Colonel Jiro Shiizaki

Tadao Nakamaru

Toshio Kurosawa

Major Kenji Hatanaka - Military Affairs Section

Toshio Kurosawa

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General Yoshijiro Umezu - Chief of the Army General Staff

Akira Kitchôji

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