

Japan's Longest Day
DirectorKihachi Okamoto
“The dramatic true story of the end of WWII.”
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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Japan's Longest Day (1967) Original Trailer [FHD]
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
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