Japan's Longest Day

The story

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 & crew

Seiji MiyaguchiForeign Minister Shigenori Togo

Rokkō TouraVice Minister of Foreign Affairs Shunichi Matsumato

Chishū RyūPrime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki

So YamamuraNavy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai

Toshirō MifuneWar Minister General Korechika Anami

Yoshio KosugiMinister of Public Welfare Keisuke Okade

Takashi ShimuraInformation Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura

Etsushi TakahashiLt. Colonel Masutaka Ida

Takao Inoue

Takao InoueLt. Colonel Masahiko Takeshita

Tadao NakamaruLt. Colonel Jiro Shiizaki

Toshio KurosawaMajor Kenji Hatanaka - Military Affairs Section

Akira Kitchôji

Akira KitchôjiGeneral Yoshijiro Umezu - Chief of the Army General Staff