Japan's Longest Day (1967)
The dramatic true story of the end of WWII.
1967 · 2h 37m · Drama, History, War
Genres: Drama, History, War
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.
Director: Kihachi Okamoto
Writers: Shinobu Hashimoto, Soichi Oya
Music by: Masaru Satō
Cinematography: Hiroshi Murai
Editor: Yoshitami Kuroiwa
Cast
Seiji Miyaguchi as Foreign Minister Shigenori TogoRokkō Toura as Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Shunichi MatsumatoChishū Ryū as Prime Minister Baron Kantaro SuzukiSo Yamamura as Navy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa YonaiToshirō Mifune as War Minister General Korechika AnamiYoshio Kosugi as Minister of Public Welfare Keisuke OkadeTakashi Shimura as Information Bureau Director Hiroshi ShimomuraEtsushi Takahashi as Lt. Colonel Masutaka IdaTakao Inoue as Lt. Colonel Masahiko TakeshitaTadao Nakamaru as Lt. Colonel Jiro ShiizakiToshio Kurosawa as Major Kenji Hatanaka - Military Affairs SectionAkira Kitchôji as General Yoshijiro Umezu - Chief of the Army General StaffMore like this
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