Japan's Longest Day

7.7 1967 2h 37m Drama, History, War

A dramatization 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.

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
TI Takao Inoue Lt. Colonel Masahiko Takeshita
Tadao Nakamaru Tadao Nakamaru Lt. Colonel Jiro Shiizaki
Toshio Kurosawa Toshio Kurosawa Major Kenji Hatanaka - Military Affairs Section
AK Akira Kitchôji General Yoshijiro Umezu - Chief of the Army General Staff