Japan's Longest Day
日本のいちばん長い日
Rating: 7.2 · 1967 · Drama, History, War · Japan · 2 ч 37 мин
Description
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.
Information
- Original title
- 日本のいちばん長い日
- Year
- 1967
- Genre
- Drama, History, War
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 2 ч 37 мин
- TMDB
- 7.2
- IMDb
- 7.2
- Tagline
- The dramatic true story of the end of WWII.
Director
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
- Ushio Akashi — President of the Privy Council Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma
- Isao Tamagawa — Colonel Okitsugu Arao - Chief of Military Affairs Section
- Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi — Admiral Takijiro Onishi - Vice-Chief of the Naval General Staff
- Toru Takeuchi — Naval Surgeon Kobayashi
- Takeshi Katō — Cabinet Chief Secretary Hisatsune Sakomizu
- Kyuzo Kawabe — Michio Kihara - Assistant to Sakomizu