Japan's Longest Day (1967)
August 3, 1967
Drama, History, War
2h 37m
![Poster for Japan's Longest Day](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w500/1IfCvCMoE14B2DbLtcWz4bgkl7P.jpg)
![Backdrop for Japan's Longest Day](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w1280/gWol7dPJ97VAGXU637OY19hWal.jpg)
The dramatic true story of the end of WW II.
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 & Crew
- Director
- Kihachi Okamoto
- Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo Seiji Miyaguchi
- Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Shunichi Matsumato Rokkō Toura
- Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki Chishū Ryū
- Navy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai Sō Yamamura
- War Minister General Korechika Anami Toshirō Mifune
- Minister of Public Welfare Keisuke Okade Yoshio Kosugi
- Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura Takashi Shimura
- Lt. Colonel Masutaka Ida Etsushi Takahashi
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Keywords
- japan
- world war ii
- pacific war
- japanese army
- japanese soldier
- japanese surrender
- hirohito