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Japan's Longest Day
Japan's Longest Day

Japan's Longest Day

The dramatic true story of the end of WW II.

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DramaHistoryWar

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Japanese

Runtime

157 mins

Rating

7.1/10

Release Date

03 August 1967

Country

Japan

Cast

Seiji Miyaguchi

Seiji Miyaguchi

Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo

Rokkō Toura

Rokkō Toura

Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Shunichi Matsumato

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki

Sō Yamamura

Sō Yamamura

Navy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai

Toshirō Mifune

Toshirō Mifune

War Minister General Korechika Anami

Yoshio Kosugi

Yoshio Kosugi

Minister of Public Welfare Keisuke Okade

Takashi Shimura

Takashi Shimura

Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura

Etsushi Takahashi

Etsushi Takahashi

Lt. Colonel Masutaka Ida

Takao Inoue

Takao Inoue

Lt. Colonel Masahiko Takeshita

Tadao Nakamaru

Tadao Nakamaru

Lt. Colonel Jiro Shiizaki

Toshio Kurosawa

Toshio Kurosawa

Major Kenji Hatanaka - Military Affairs Section

Akira Kitchôji

Akira Kitchôji

General Yoshijiro Umezu - Chief of the Army General Staff

Haruo Yamada

Haruo Yamada

Admiral Soemu Toyoda - Chief of the Navy General Staff

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Ryōsuke Kagawa

Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Tadaatsu Ishiguro

Ushio Akashi

Ushio Akashi

President of the Privy Council Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma

Isao Tamagawa

Isao Tamagawa

Colonel Okitsugu Arao - Chief of Military Affairs Section

Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi

Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi

Admiral Takijiro Onishi - Vice-Chief of the Naval General Staff

Tōru Takeuchi

Tōru Takeuchi

Naval Surgeon Kobayashi

Takeshi Katō

Takeshi Katō

Cabinet Chief Secretary Hisatsune Sakomizu

Kyuzo Kawabe

Kyuzo Kawabe

Michio Kihara - Assistant to Sakomizu

Tatsuyoshi Ehara

Tatsuyoshi Ehara

Nobumasa Kawamoto - Private Secretary to Shimomura

Kazuko Iida

Kazuko Iida

General

Shiro Kida

Shiro Kida

General

Shiyuki Tanaka

Shiyuki Tanaka

General

Keisuke Yamada

Keisuke Yamada

Journalist

Kōji Mitsui

Kōji Mitsui

Old Journalist

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Yoshio Tsuchiya

Lt. Colonel Hiroshi Fuha - Eastern District Army Staff Officer

Shōgo Shimada

Shōgo Shimada

Lt. General Takeshi Mori - CO 1st Imperial Guards Division

Goro Morino

Goro Morino

Hachiro Ohashi - NHK Chairman

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

Yasuhisa Tsutsumi

Insurgent Commander

Minoru Takada

Minoru Takada

Vice Admiral Zenshiro Hoshina - Dir. of the Naval Affairs Bureau

Daisuke Katō

Daisuke Katō

Kenjiro Yabe - NHK Domestic Bureau Director

Shigeki Ishida

Shigeki Ishida

Daitaro Arakawa - NHK Technical Bureau Director

Jun Tazaki

Jun Tazaki

Captain Yasuna Kozono - CO 302nd Air Group

Akihiko Hirata

Akihiko Hirata

Commander Sugahara - 302nd Air Group

Sachio Sakai

Sachio Sakai

Atsugi Air Base Crew Chief

Nobuo Nakamura

Nobuo Nakamura

Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal Marquis Koichi Kido

Shin Tatsuoka

Shin Tatsuoka

Imperial Household Minister Sotaro Ishiwata (as Susumu Tatsuoka)

Ryuji Kita

Ryuji Kita

General Shigeru Hasunuma - Chief Military Aide to the Emperor

Akiji Nomura

Akiji Nomura

Major Nakamura

Yū Fujiki

Yū Fujiki

Colonel Seike - Military Aide to the Emperor

Kazuo Kitamura

Kazuo Kitamura

Tomoo Sato - Cabinet General Affairs Section Chief

Fuyuki Murakami

Fuyuki Murakami

Minister of Justice Hiromasa Matsuzaka

Hyo Kitazawa

Hyo Kitazawa

Minister of Finance Hosaku Hirose

Masao Imafuku

Masao Imafuku

Marshal Shunroku Hata

Hideyo Amamoto

Hideyo Amamoto

Captain Takeo Sasaki

Shigeru Kōyama

Shigeru Kōyama

Susumu Kato - Imperial Household General Affairs Section

Jun Hamamura

Jun Hamamura

Motohike Kakei - Imperial Household General Affairs Chief

Kaku Oze

Kaku Oze

Lt. General Tadakazu Wakamatsu - Vice-Minister for War

Makoto Satō

Makoto Satō

Major Hidemasa Koga - 1st Imperial Guards Division

Akira Kubo

Akira Kubo

Major Sadakichi Ishihara - 1st Imperial Guards Division

Naoya Kusakawa

Naoya Kusakawa

Shunichi Nagatomo - NHK Engineer

Masao Akitsuki

Masao Akitsuki

Kamikaze

Seiichirō Nomura

Seiichirō Nomura

Kamikaze

Hiroo Kirino

Hiroo Kirino

Kamikaze

Yasuo Araki

Yasuo Araki

Decapitated Man

Kenjirō Ishiyama

Kenjirō Ishiyama

General Shizuichi Tanaka - C-in-C Eastern District Army

Keikichi Taki

Keikichi Taki

Colonel Tsukamoto - Tanaka's Adjutant

Susumu Fujita

Susumu Fujita

Colonel Toyojiro Haga - CO Imperial Guards 2nd Infantry Regiment

Hiroshi Tanaka

Hiroshi Tanaka

Major Kobayashi

Yutaka Sada

Yutaka Sada

Keisaku Sano

Tadayoshi Ueda

Tadayoshi Ueda

Komonta Sano

Nobuyuki Katsube

Nobuyuki Katsube

Lt. Colonel Michinori Shiraishi - General Mori's Brother-in-Law

Yūnosuke Itō

Yūnosuke Itō

Major General Toshio Nonaka - CO 27th Air Brigade

Hiroshi Hasegawa

Hiroshi Hasegawa

Guard Supporting the Insurgency

Hirayoshi Aono

Hirayoshi Aono

Grand Chamberlain Hisanori Fujita

Kiyoshi Kodama

Kiyoshi Kodama

Chamberlain Yasuhide Toda

Torahiko Hamada

Torahiko Hamada

Chamberlain Yasuya Mitsui

Tadashi Fukuro

Tadashi Fukuro

Chamberlain Sukemasa Irie

Keiju Kobayashi

Keiju Kobayashi

Chamberlain Yoshihiro Tokugawa

Ichirō Nakatani

Ichirō Nakatani

First Lieutnenant Kuroda

Tadasaburo Wakayama

Tadasaburo Wakayama

Colonel Kazuo Mizutani - Chief of Staff to General Mori

Ren Yamamoto

Ren Yamamoto

Corporal

Yutaka Nakayama

Yutaka Nakayama

Corporal

Kanta Mori

Kanta Mori

Maj. General Tatsuhiko Takashima - Chief of Staff E. Dist. Army

Tôru Ibuki

Tôru Ibuki

Lt. Colonel Toru Itagaki - Eastern District Army Staff Officer

Seishirō Kuno

Seishirō Kuno

Battalion Commander

Yasuzō Ogawa

Yasuzō Ogawa

Policeman

Yoshifumi Tajima

Yoshifumi Tajima

Colonel Watanabe - CO Imperial Guards 1st Infantry Regiment

Yūzō Kayama

Yūzō Kayama

Morio Tateno - NHK Broadcaster

Michiyo Aratama

Michiyo Aratama

Yuriko Hara

Akio Miyabe

Akio Miyabe

Colonel Katsuhiko Inadome - Eastern District Army Staff Officer

Ginzô Sekiguchi

Ginzô Sekiguchi

Chamberlain Okabe

Yû Sekita

Yû Sekita

Staff Kamino

Hisashi Igawa

Hisashi Igawa

Kempeitai Lieutenant

Hiroshi Koizumi

Hiroshi Koizumi

Nobukata Wada - NHK Broadcaster

Matsumoto Hakuō I

Matsumoto Hakuō I

Emperor Hirohito

Tatsuya Nakadai

Tatsuya Nakadai

Narrator (voice)

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