Japan's Longest Day
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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.
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"The dramatic true story of the end of WWII."
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Seiji Miyaguchi
Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo
Rokkō Toura
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Shunichi Matsumato
Chishū Ryū
Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki
Sō 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
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