Japan's Longest Day
DramaHistoryWar
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
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 IdaTakao InoueLt. Colonel Masahiko Takeshita
Tadao NakamaruLt. Colonel Jiro Shiizaki
Toshio KurosawaMajor Kenji Hatanaka - Military Affairs SectionAkira KitchôjiGeneral Yoshijiro Umezu - Chief of the Army General StaffHaruo YamadaAdmiral Soemu Toyoda - Chief of the Navy General Staff
Ryōsuke KagawaMinister of Agriculture and Forestry Tadaatsu Ishiguro
Ushio AkashiPresident of the Privy Council Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma
