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Japan's Longest Day

Japan's Longest Day
★ 7.3/10•1967•2h 37m•Drama•History•War

The dramatic true story of the end of WWII.

A dramatisation of the 24-hour period in which the Japanese government was deadlocked over the decision to accept or reject the Allies' demand for an unconditional surrender following the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Shinobu Hashimoto · Screenplay

Kihachi Okamoto · Director

StatusReleased
Runtime2h 37m
LanguageJA
Release DateAug 3, 1967

Actors

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

So Yamamura

So 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

Lt. Colonel Masahiko Takeshita

Tadao Nakamaru

Tadao Nakamaru

Lt. Colonel Jiro Shiizaki

Toshio Kurosawa

Toshio Kurosawa

Major Kenji Hatanaka - Military Affairs Section

Akira Kitchôji

General Yoshijiro Umezu - Chief of the Army General Staff

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

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