Japan's Longest Day
movie
The dramatic true story of the end of WWII.
Released August 03, 1967
Overview
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
Seiji Miyaguchi
as
Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo
Rokkō Toura
as
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Shunichi Matsumato
Chishū Ryū
as
Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki
So Yamamura
as
Navy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
Toshirō Mifune
as
War Minister General Korechika Anami
Yoshio Kosugi
as
Minister of Public Welfare Keisuke Okade
Takashi Shimura
as
Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura
Etsushi Takahashi
as
Lt. Colonel Masutaka Ida
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Takao Inoue
as
Lt. Colonel Masahiko Takeshita
Tadao Nakamaru
as
Lt. Colonel Jiro Shiizaki
Toshio Kurosawa
as
Major Kenji Hatanaka - Military Affairs Section
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Akira Kitchôji
as
General Yoshijiro Umezu - Chief of the Army General Staff
Crew
Kihachi Okamoto
as
Director
Shinobu Hashimoto
as
Screenplay
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Soichi Oya
as
Novel
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Tsuruzô Nishikawa
as
Lighting Technician
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Iwao Akune
as
Art Direction
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Shin Watarai
as
Sound Recordist
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Hiroshi Murai
as
Director of Photography
Masaru Satō
as
Original Music Composer
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Sanezumi Fujimoto
as
Producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka
as
Producer
Yoshitami Kuroiwa
as
Editor
Michio Yamamoto
as
Assistant Director