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Japan's Longest Day

Japan's Longest Day

The dramatic true story of the end of WW II.
Aug 03, 1967 2h 37m
7.1
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Synopsis

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.

Title Japan's Longest Day
Companies TOHO
Countries Japan
Keywords japan, world war ii, pacific war, japanese army, japanese soldier, japanese surrender, hirohito
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
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
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
Kanta Mori

Kanta Mori

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

Tōru Ibuki

Lt. Colonel Toru Itagaki - Eastern District Army Staff Officer
Seishirō Kuno

Seishirō Kuno

Battalion Commander
Yoshifumi Tajima

Yoshifumi Tajima

Colonel Watanabe - CO Imperial Guards 1st Infantry Regiment
Yūzō Kayama

Yūzō Kayama

Morio Tateno - NHK Broadcaster
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)