Japan's Longest Day
The dramatic true story of the end of WWII.
Directed by Kihachi Okamoto
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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.
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Cast
Seiji Miyaguchi
Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo
Rokkō Toura
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Shunichi Matsumato
Chishū Ryū
Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki
So Yamamura
Navy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
Toshirō Mifune
War Minister General Korechika Anami
Yoshio Kosugi
Minister of Public Welfare Keisuke Okade
Takashi Shimura
Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura
Etsushi Takahashi
Lt. Colonel Masutaka Ida
Takao Inoue
Lt. Colonel Masahiko Takeshita
Tadao Nakamaru
Lt. Colonel Jiro Shiizaki
Toshio Kurosawa
Major Kenji Hatanaka - Military Affairs Section
Akira Kitchôji
General Yoshijiro Umezu - Chief of the Army General Staff
Haruo Yamada
Admiral Soemu Toyoda - Chief of the Navy General Staff
Ryōsuke Kagawa
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Tadaatsu Ishiguro
Ushio Akashi
President of the Privy Council Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma