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  • Japan's Longest Day (1967)
  • 157 min | Drama, History, War
Japan's Longest Day (1967)
157 min | Drama, History, War

A dramatization 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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Director
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Shinobu Hashimoto (screenplay) | Sôichi Ôya (book) (as Soichi Oya)
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Updated Aug 3, 1967

Release date
Mar 26, 1968 (United States)

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Cast

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91 cast members
Name Known for
Seiji Miyaguchi
Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo   See fewer
Rokkô Toura
Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Shunichi Matsumoto Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Shunichi Matsumoto   See fewer
Chishû Ryû
Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki   See fewer
Sô Yamamura
Navy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai Navy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai   See fewer
Toshirô Mifune
War Minister General Korechika Anami War Minister General Korechika Anami   See fewer
Yoshio Kosugi
Minister of Public Welfare Keisuke Okada Minister of Public Welfare Keisuke Okada   See fewer
Takashi Shimura
Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura   See fewer
Etsushi Takahashi
Lt. Colonel Masutaka Ida - Military Affairs Section Lt. Colonel Masutaka Ida - Military Affairs Section   See fewer
Takao Inoue
Lt. Colonel Masahiko Takeshita - Military Affairs Section Lt. Colonel Masahiko Takeshita - Military Affairs Section   See fewer
Tadao Nakamaru
Lt. Colonel Jiro Shiizaki - Military Affairs Section Lt. Colonel Jiro Shiizaki - Military Affairs Section   See fewer
Toshio Kurosawa
Major Kenji Hatanaka - Military Affairs Section Major Kenji Hatanaka - Military Affairs Section   See fewer
Akira Kitchôji
General Yoshijiro Umezu - Chief of the Army General Staff General Yoshijiro Umezu - Chief of the Army General Staff   See fewer
Haruo Yamada
Admiral Soemu Toyoda - Chief of the Naval General Staff Admiral Soemu Toyoda - Chief of the Naval General Staff   See fewer
Ryôsuke Kagawa
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Tadaatsu Ishiguro Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Tadaatsu Ishiguro   See fewer
Ushio Akashi
President of the Privy Council Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma President of the Privy Council Baron Kiichiro Hiranuma   See fewer
Isao Tamagawa
Colonel Okitsugu Arao - Chief of Military Affairs Section Colonel Okitsugu Arao - Chief of Military Affairs Section   See fewer
Hiroshi Nihon'yanagi
Admiral Takijiro Onishi - Vice-Chief of the Naval General Staff Admiral Takijiro Onishi - Vice-Chief of the Naval General Staff   See fewer
Tôru Takeuchi
Naval Surgeon Kobayashi Naval Surgeon Kobayashi   See fewer
Takeshi Katô
Cabinet Chief Secretary Hisatsune Sakomizu Cabinet Chief Secretary Hisatsune Sakomizu   See fewer
Kyûzô Kawabe
Michio Kihara - Assistant to Sakomizu Michio Kihara - Assistant to Sakomizu   See fewer
Tatsuyoshi Ehara
Nobumasa Kawamoto - Private Secretary to Shimomura Nobumasa Kawamoto - Private Secretary to Shimomura   See fewer
Kazuko Iida
Actress Actress   See fewer
Shiro Kida
Actor Actor   See fewer
Kôji Mitsui
Old Journalist Old Journalist   See fewer
Yoshio Tsuchiya
Lt. Colonel Hiroshi Fuha - Eastern District Army Staff Officer Lt. Colonel Hiroshi Fuha - Eastern District Army Staff Officer   See fewer
Shôgo Shimada
Lt. General Takeshi Mori - CO 1st Imperial Guards Division Lt. General Takeshi Mori - CO 1st Imperial Guards Division   See fewer
Gorô Morino
Hachiro Ohashi - NHK Chairman Hachiro Ohashi - NHK Chairman   See fewer
Minoru Takada
Vice Admiral Zenshiro Hoshina - Director of the Naval Affairs Bureau Vice Admiral Zenshiro Hoshina - Director of the Naval Affairs Bureau   See fewer
Daisuke Katô
Kenjiro Yabe - NHK Domestic Bureau Director Kenjiro Yabe - NHK Domestic Bureau Director   See fewer
Shigeki Ishida
Daitaro Arakawa - NHK Technical Bureau Director Daitaro Arakawa - NHK Technical Bureau Director   See fewer
Jun Tazaki
Captain Yasuna Kozono - CO 302nd Air Group Captain Yasuna Kozono - CO 302nd Air Group   See fewer
Akihiko Hirata
Commander Sugahara - 302nd Air Group Commander Sugahara - 302nd Air Group   See fewer
Sachio Sakai
Atsugi Air Base Crew Chief Atsugi Air Base Crew Chief   See fewer
Nobuo Nakamura
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal Marquis Koichi Kido Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal Marquis Koichi Kido   See fewer
Shin Tatsuoka
Imperial Household Minister Sotaro Ishiwata (as Susumu Tatsuoka) Imperial Household Minister Sotaro Ishiwata (as Susumu Tatsuoka)   See fewer
Ryûji Kita
General Shigeru Hasunuma - Chief Military Aide to the Emperor General Shigeru Hasunuma - Chief Military Aide to the Emperor   See fewer
Akiji Nomura
Major Nakamura Major Nakamura   See fewer
Yû Fujiki
Colonel Seike - Military Aide to the Emperor Colonel Seike - Military Aide to the Emperor   See fewer
Kazuo Kitamura
Tomoo Sato - Cabinet General Affairs Section Chief Tomoo Sato - Cabinet General Affairs Section Chief   See fewer
Fuyuki Murakami
Minister of Justice Hiromasa Matsuzaka Minister of Justice Hiromasa Matsuzaka   See fewer
Hyô Kitazawa
Minister of Finance Hosaku Hirose Minister of Finance Hosaku Hirose   See fewer
Masao Imafuku
Marshal Shunroku Hata Marshal Shunroku Hata   See fewer
Hideyo Amamoto
Captain Takeo Sasaki Captain Takeo Sasaki   See fewer
Shigeru Kôyama
Susumu Kato - Imperial Household General Affairs Section Susumu Kato - Imperial Household General Affairs Section   See fewer
Jun Hamamura
Motohike Kakei - Imperial Household General Affairs Section Chief Motohike Kakei - Imperial Household General Affairs Section Chief   See fewer
Kaku Oze
Lt. General Tadakazu Wakamatsu - Vice-Minister for War Lt. General Tadakazu Wakamatsu - Vice-Minister for War   See fewer
Makoto Satô
Major Hidemasa Koga - 1st Imperial Guards Division Major Hidemasa Koga - 1st Imperial Guards Division   See fewer
Akira Kubo
Major Sadakichi Ishihara - 1st Imperial Guards Division Major Sadakichi Ishihara - 1st Imperial Guards Division   See fewer
Naoya Kusakawa
Shunichi Nagatomo - NHK Engineer Shunichi Nagatomo - NHK Engineer   See fewer
Nadao Kirino
Actor (as Hiroo Kirino) Actor (as Hiroo Kirino)   See fewer
Kenjirô Ishiyama
General Shizuichi Tanaka - C-in-C Eastern District Army General Shizuichi Tanaka - C-in-C Eastern District Army   See fewer
Keikichi Taki
Colonel Tsukamoto - Tanaka's Adjutant Colonel Tsukamoto - Tanaka's Adjutant   See fewer
Susumu Fujita
Colonel Toyojiro Haga - CO Imperial Guards 2nd Infantry Regiment Colonel Toyojiro Haga - CO Imperial Guards 2nd Infantry Regiment   See fewer
Hiroshi Tanaka
Major Kobayashi Major Kobayashi   See fewer
Yutaka Sada
Keisaku Sano Keisaku Sano   See fewer
Tadayoshi Ueda
Komonta Sano Komonta Sano   See fewer
Hiroyuki Katsube
Lt. Colonel Michinori Shiraishi - General Mori's Brother-in-Law Lt. Colonel Michinori Shiraishi - General Mori's Brother-in-Law   See fewer
Yûnosuke Itô
Major General Toshio Nonaka - CO 27th Air Brigade Major General Toshio Nonaka - CO 27th Air Brigade   See fewer
Hirayoshi Aono
Grand Chamberlain Hisanori Fujita Grand Chamberlain Hisanori Fujita   See fewer
Kiyoshi Kodama
Chamberlain Yasuhide Toda Chamberlain Yasuhide Toda   See fewer
Torahiko Hamada
Chamberlain Yasuya Mitsui Chamberlain Yasuya Mitsui   See fewer
Tadashi Fukuro
Chamberlain Sukemasa Irie Chamberlain Sukemasa Irie   See fewer
Keiju Kobayashi
Chamberlain Yoshihiro Tokugawa Chamberlain Yoshihiro Tokugawa   See fewer
Ichirô Nakatani
First Lieutnenant Kuroda First Lieutnenant Kuroda   See fewer
Tadasaburo Wakayama
Colonel Kazuo Mizutani - Chief of Staff to General Mori Colonel Kazuo Mizutani - Chief of Staff to General Mori   See fewer
Ren Yamamoto
Corporal Corporal   See fewer
Kanta Mori
Major General Tatsuhiko Takashima - Chief of Staff Eastern District Army Major General Tatsuhiko Takashima - Chief of Staff Eastern District Army   See fewer
Tôru Ibuki
Lt. Colonel Toru Itagaki - Eastern District Army Staff Officer Lt. Colonel Toru Itagaki - Eastern District Army Staff Officer   See fewer
Seishirô Kuno
Battalion Commander Battalion Commander   See fewer
Yasuzô Ogawa
Policeman Policeman   See fewer
Yoshifumi Tajima
Colonel Watanabe - CO Imperial Guards 1st Infantry Regiment Colonel Watanabe - CO Imperial Guards 1st Infantry Regiment   See fewer
Yûzô Kayama
Morio Tateno - NHK Broadcaster Morio Tateno - NHK Broadcaster   See fewer
Michiyo Aratama
Yuriko Hara Yuriko Hara   See fewer
Akio Miyabe
Colonel Katsuhiko Inadome - Eastern District Army Staff Officer Colonel Katsuhiko Inadome - Eastern District Army Staff Officer   See fewer
Ginzô Sekiguchi
Chamberlain Okabe Chamberlain Okabe   See fewer
Yû Sekita
Staff Kamino Staff Kamino   See fewer
Hisashi Igawa
Kempeitai Lieutenant Kempeitai Lieutenant   See fewer
Hiroshi Koizumi
Nobukata Wada - NHK Broadcaster Nobukata Wada - NHK Broadcaster   See fewer
Hakuô Matsumoto
Emperor Hirohito (as Kôshirô Matsumoto) Emperor Hirohito (as Kôshirô Matsumoto)   See fewer
Tatsuya Nakadai
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
So Iwatani
Marshal Hajime Sugiyama (uncredited) Marshal Hajime Sugiyama (uncredited)   See fewer
Shigeo Katô
Bit part (uncredited) Bit part (uncredited)   See fewer
Junnosuke Suda
Takeji Takahashi (uncredited) Takeji Takahashi (uncredited)   See fewer
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