1967·

Japan's Longest Day

Name: Japan's Longest Day
Genre: Drama, History, War
Released: 1967-08-03
Duration: 157 min

2h 37m·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. 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.

DirectorKihachi OkamotoCinematographyHiroshi MuraiScreenplayShinobu HashimotoStudioTOHO

Overview Discussion

Actor	Role
Seiji MiyaguchiForeign Minister Shigenori Togo	Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo
Rokkō TouraVice Minister of Foreign Affairs Shunichi Matsumato	Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Shunichi Matsumato
Chishū RyūPrime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki	Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki
So YamamuraNavy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai	Navy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
Toshirō MifuneWar Minister General Korechika Anami	War Minister General Korechika Anami
Yoshio KosugiMinister of Public Welfare Keisuke Okade	Minister of Public Welfare Keisuke Okade
Takashi ShimuraInformation Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura	Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura
Etsushi TakahashiLt. Colonel Masutaka Ida	Lt. Colonel Masutaka Ida
TTakao InoueLt. Colonel Masahiko Takeshita	Lt. Colonel Masahiko Takeshita
Tadao NakamaruLt. Colonel Jiro Shiizaki	Lt. Colonel Jiro Shiizaki
Toshio KurosawaMajor Kenji Hatanaka - Military Affairs Section	Major Kenji Hatanaka - Military Affairs Section
AAkira KitchôjiGeneral Yoshijiro Umezu - Chief of the Army General Staff	General Yoshijiro Umezu - Chief of the Army General Staff
HHaruo YamadaAdmiral Soemu Toyoda - Chief of the Navy General Staff	Admiral Soemu Toyoda - Chief of the Navy General Staff
Ryōsuke KagawaMinister of Agriculture and Forestry Tadaatsu Ishiguro	Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Tadaatsu Ishiguro
Ushio AkashiPresident of the Privy Council Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma	President of the Privy Council Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma
Isao TamagawaColonel Okitsugu Arao - Chief of Military Affairs Section	Colonel Okitsugu Arao - Chief of Military Affairs Section
Hiroshi Nihon'yanagiAdmiral Takijiro Onishi - Vice-Chief of the Naval General Staff	Admiral Takijiro Onishi - Vice-Chief of the Naval General Staff
TToru TakeuchiNaval Surgeon Kobayashi	Naval Surgeon Kobayashi
Takeshi KatōCabinet Chief Secretary Hisatsune Sakomizu	Cabinet Chief Secretary Hisatsune Sakomizu
Kyuzo KawabeMichio Kihara - Assistant to Sakomizu	Michio Kihara - Assistant to Sakomizu
Tatsuyoshi EharaNobumasa Kawamoto - Private Secretary to Shimomura	Nobumasa Kawamoto - Private Secretary to Shimomura
KKazuko IidaGeneral	General
SShiro KidaGeneral	General
SShiyuki TanakaGeneral	General
KKeisuke YamadaJournalist	Journalist
Kōji MitsuiOld Journalist	Old Journalist
Yoshio TsuchiyaLt. Colonel Hiroshi Fuha - Eastern District Army Staff Officer	Lt. Colonel Hiroshi Fuha - Eastern District Army Staff Officer
Shōgo ShimadaLt. General Takeshi Mori - CO 1st Imperial Guards Division	Lt. General Takeshi Mori - CO 1st Imperial Guards Division
GGoro MorinoHachiro Ohashi - NHK Chairman	Hachiro Ohashi - NHK Chairman
Yasuhisa TsutsumiInsurgent Commander	Insurgent Commander