The Last War

Oct 8, 1961

1h 50m

★ 6.3

Learn what will happen if another global war breaks out!

Overview

A Japanese family is torn apart by the tensions of an avoidable nuclear world war between the superpowers.

Genres

Drama

Science Fiction

Production Companies

TOHO

Far East Laboratory

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Cast

Mokichi Tamura

Frankie Sakai

Takano

Akira Takarada

Saeko Tamura

Yuriko Hoshi

Oyoshi Tamura

Nobuko Otowa

Sanae

Yumi Shirakawa

Ebara

Chishū Ryū

Watkins

Jerry Itō

Captain Umehara

Eijirō Tōno

Prime Minister Masaki

So Yamamura

Minister of Foreign Affairs

Ken Uehara

Director of the Mizutani Defense Agency

Seizaburō Kawazu

Chief Cabinet Secretary Fujikawa

Nobuo Nakamura

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