Japan's Longest Day
The dramatic true story of the end of WW II.
157 mins
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.
Seiji Miyaguchi
Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo
Takao Inoue
Lt. Colonel Masahiko Takeshita
Akira Kitchôji
General Yoshijiro Umezu - Chief of the Army General Staff
Haruo Yamada
Admiral Soemu Toyoda - Chief of the Navy General Staff
Tōru Takeuchi
Naval Surgeon Kobayashi
Kazuko Iida
General
Shiro Kida
General
Shiyuki Tanaka
General
Keisuke Yamada
Journalist
Goro Morino
Hachiro Ohashi - NHK Chairman
Shigeki Ishida
Daitaro Arakawa - NHK Technical Bureau Director
Shin Tatsuoka
Imperial Household Minister Sotaro Ishiwata (as Susumu Tatsuoka)
Akiji Nomura
Major Nakamura
Kazuo Kitamura
Tomoo Sato - Cabinet General Affairs Section Chief
Kaku Oze
Lt. General Tadakazu Wakamatsu - Vice-Minister for War
Masao Akitsuki
Kamikaze
Seiichirō Nomura
Kamikaze
Hiroo Kirino
Kamikaze
Yasuo Araki
Decapitated Man
Keikichi Taki
Colonel Tsukamoto - Tanaka's Adjutant
Tadayoshi Ueda
Komonta Sano
Hiroshi Hasegawa
Guard Supporting the Insurgency
Tadashi Fukuro
Chamberlain Sukemasa Irie
Tadasaburo Wakayama
Colonel Kazuo Mizutani - Chief of Staff to General Mori
Kanta Mori
Maj. General Tatsuhiko Takashima - Chief of Staff E. Dist. Army
Seishirō Kuno
Battalion Commander
Yasuzō Ogawa
Policeman
Akio Miyabe
Colonel Katsuhiko Inadome - Eastern District Army Staff Officer
Ginzô Sekiguchi
Chamberlain Okabe
Hiroshi Sekita
Staff Kamino
Soichi Oya
Novel
Tsuruzô Nishikawa
Lighting Technician
Shin Watarai
Sound Recordist
Iwao Akune
Art Direction
Hiroshi Murai
Director of Photography
Sanezumi Fujimoto
Producer
Michio Yamamoto
Assistant Director
Kunihiko Watanabe
Assistant Director