Japan's Longest Day 1967
Japan's Longest Day
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.
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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Full Cast & Crew... Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo
... Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Shunichi Matsumato
... Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki
... Navy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
... War Minister General Korechika Anami
... Minister of Public Welfare Keisuke Okade
Release Date:
Aug 03, 1967 (Japan)
Run Time:
2hr 37`
MMPA Rating:
Original Language:
Japanese
Production Countries:
Japan
Status:
Released
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Cast & Crew of
Japan's Longest Day - Japan's Longest Day
Directors & Credit Writers
... Assistant Director
... Assistant Director
... Director
Cast
... Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo
... Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Shunichi Matsumato
... Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki
... Navy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
... War Minister General Korechika Anami
... Minister of Public Welfare Keisuke Okade
... Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura
... Lt. Colonel Masutaka Ida
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Takao Inoue... Lt. Colonel Masahiko Takeshita
... Lt. Colonel Jiro Shiizaki
... Major Kenji Hatanaka - Military Affairs Section
... General Yoshijiro Umezu - Chief of the Army General Staff
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Haruo Yamada... Admiral Soemu Toyoda - Chief of the Navy General Staff
... Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Tadaatsu Ishiguro
... President of the Privy Council Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma
... Colonel Okitsugu Arao - Chief of Military Affairs Section
... Admiral Takijiro Onishi - Vice-Chief of the Naval General Staff
... Naval Surgeon Kobayashi
... Cabinet Chief Secretary Hisatsune Sakomizu
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Kyuzo Kawabe... Michio Kihara - Assistant to Sakomizu
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... Producer
... Producer