Japan's Longest Day (1967)
Drama · History · War
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.
Cast
- Seiji Miyaguchi as Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo
- Rokkō Toura as Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Shunichi Matsumato
- Chishū Ryū as Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki
- So Yamamura as Navy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
- Toshirō Mifune as War Minister General Korechika Anami
- Yoshio Kosugi as Minister of Public Welfare Keisuke Okade
- Takashi Shimura as Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura
- Etsushi Takahashi as Lt. Colonel Masutaka Ida
- Takao Inoue as Lt. Colonel Masahiko Takeshita
- Tadao Nakamaru as Lt. Colonel Jiro Shiizaki