Nihon no ichiban nagai hi (1967)
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Cast
Toshirô Mifune, Seiji Miyaguchi, Takashi Shimura, Etsushi Takahashi, Yoshio Kosugi, Tadao Nakamaru, Sô Yamamura
As Japan faces the Allies’ demand for unconditional surrender, War Minister Anami is caught between the military’s call to keep fighting and loyalty to the emperor.
The story
Following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Imperial Japanese Army and government clash over the Allies’ demand for unconditional surrender. War Minister Korechika Anami leads officers who propose continuing to fight, even if every Japanese citizen must die. Emperor Hirohito joins his ministers in calling for Japan’s peaceful surrender, leaving Anami caught between his own desires and loyalty to the emperor.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
Following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Imperial Japanese Army and the government clash over the Allies’ demand for unconditional surrender. War Minister Korechika Anami (Toshirō Mifune) leads the military officers who propose continuing to fight, even if every Japanese citizen must die. Emperor Hirohito (Matsumoto Kōshirō VIII), however, joins his ministers in calling for the unthinkable: Japan’s peaceful surrender. When the army prepares a coup to overthrow the emperor’s civilian government, Anami must choose between his own desires and his loyalty to the emperor.
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