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Japan's Longest Day
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Japan's Longest Day

(1967)Directed by Kihachi Okamoto157 minDrama, History, War
“The dramatic true story of the end of WWII.”

Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki (Chishū Ryū) needs his cabinet to agree on an answer to the Allies' demand for unconditional surrender, and it is noon on August 14, 1945. Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo (Seiji Miyaguchi) argues for accepting it, while War Minister General Korechika Anami (Toshirō Mifune) will not be hurried. Kihachi Okamoto follows the ministers and officers through the next twenty-four hours, and the one man Anami must answer to is the Emperor.

Seiji Miyaguchias Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo
Rokkō Touraas Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Shunichi Matsumato
Chishū Ryūas Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki
So Yamamuraas Navy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
Toshirō Mifuneas War Minister General Korechika Anami
Yoshio Kosugias Minister of Public Welfare Keisuke Okade
Takashi Shimuraas Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura
Etsushi Takahashias Lt. Colonel Masutaka Ida
TITakao Inoueas Lt. Colonel Masahiko Takeshita
Tadao Nakamaruas Lt. Colonel Jiro Shiizaki
Toshio Kurosawaas Major Kenji Hatanaka - Military Affairs Section
Akira Kitchôjias General Yoshijiro Umezu - Chief of the Army General Staff
Haruo Yamadaas Admiral Soemu Toyoda - Chief of the Navy General Staff
Ryōsuke Kagawaas Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Tadaatsu Ishiguro
Ushio Akashias President of the Privy Council Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma
Isao Tamagawaas Colonel Okitsugu Arao - Chief of Military Affairs Section
Hiroshi Nihon'yanagias Admiral Takijiro Onishi - Vice-Chief of the Naval General Staff
TTToru Takeuchias Naval Surgeon Kobayashi
Takeshi Katōas Cabinet Chief Secretary Hisatsune Sakomizu
Kyuzo Kawabeas Michio Kihara - Assistant to Sakomizu
Tatsuyoshi Eharaas Nobumasa Kawamoto - Private Secretary to Shimomura
Kazuko Iidaas General
Shiro Kidaas General
Shiyuki Tanakaas General