Movie Details
Theatrical Release:March 26th, 1968
Original Language:Japanese
Production Companies:TOHO
Cast & Crew
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Soichi Oya
Novel
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Tsuruzô Nishikawa
Lighting Technician
S
Shin Watarai
Sound Recordist
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Iwao Akune
Art Direction
Japan's Longest Day (1968)
Movie"The dramatic true story of the end of WW II."
Audience Score
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.
DirectorKihachi Okamoto
