Japan's Longest Day

Japan's Longest Day

1967
2h 37m
7.3

7.3/10

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"The dramatic true story of the end of WWII."

Overview

A dramatisation 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.

Status: Released

Language: JA

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Production Information

Production Companies
TOHO
Production Countries
Japan
Spoken Languages
Japanese

Quick Facts

Original Title 日本のいちばん長い日
Release Date August 3, 1967
Status Released
Language JA
IMDb ID tt0062041

Cast

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

Takao Inoue
Takao Inoue

Lt. Colonel Masahiko Takeshita

Tadao Nakamaru
Tadao Nakamaru

Lt. Colonel Jiro Shiizaki

Toshio Kurosawa
Toshio Kurosawa

Major Kenji Hatanaka - Military Affairs Section

Akira Kitchôji
Akira Kitchôji

General Yoshijiro Umezu - Chief of the Army General Staff

Key Crew

Kihachi Okamoto
Director
Shinobu Hashimoto
Screenplay
Sanezumi Fujimoto
Producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka
Producer