Japan's Longest Day
movie
View on VideBits →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 & crew
Takashi Shimura · Soichi Oya · So Yamamura · Toshirō Mifune · Seiji Miyaguchi · Etsushi Takahashi · Shinobu Hashimoto · Rokkō Toura · Yoshio Kosugi · Tadao Nakamaru · Kihachi Okamoto · Chishū Ryū · Takao Inoue