Japan's Longest Day
(1967)
★ 7.3 IMDb · 34 votes
Year: 1967
Runtime: 157 мин
Country: Japan
Director: 岡本喜八
Cast: 宮口精二, 戸浦六宏, 笠智衆, 山村聰, Тосиро Мифунэ, 小杉義男, Такаси Симура, 高橋悦史, Takao Inoue, 中丸忠雄
Plot
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.