Japan's Longest Day
1967, Japanese. Directed by Kihachi Okamoto.
The dramatic true story of the end of WWII.
A dramatisation 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.
- Runtime
- 2h 37m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Kihachi OkamotoDirector
- Seiji MiyaguchiForeign Minister Shigenori Togo
- Rokkō TouraVice Minister of Foreign Affairs Shunichi Matsumato
- Chishū RyūPrime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki
- So YamamuraNavy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
- Toshirō MifuneWar Minister General Korechika Anami
- Yoshio KosugiMinister of Public Welfare Keisuke Okade
- Takashi ShimuraInformation Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura
- Etsushi TakahashiLt. Colonel Masutaka Ida
- Takao InoueLt. Colonel Masahiko Takeshita
- Tadao NakamaruLt. Colonel Jiro Shiizaki
- Toshio KurosawaMajor Kenji Hatanaka - Military Affairs Section
- Akira KitchôjiGeneral Yoshijiro Umezu - Chief of the Army General Staff
Details
- Released
- 3 August 1967
- Original title
- 日本のいちばん長い日
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Shinobu Hashimoto
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What Japan's Longest Day is based on
Japan's Longest Day is based on Japan's Longest Day, a 1965 novel by Kazutoshi Handō, published by Bungeishunjū.
Novel · 1965
Japan's Longest Day
By Kazutoshi Handō
Published by Bungeishunjū
Source details from Wikidata and TMDB.
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Japan's Longest Day runs 157 minutes (2h 37m).
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Japan's Longest Day isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 3 August 1967. (Checked 12 November 2026.)
What movies are like Japan's Longest Day?
If you liked Japan's Longest Day, try Emperor, The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity.
Who directed Japan's Longest Day?
Japan's Longest Day (1967) was directed by Kihachi Okamoto and stars Seiji Miyaguchi, Rokkō Toura, Chishū Ryū.
What is Japan's Longest Day based on?
Japan's Longest Day is based on Japan's Longest Day, a 1965 novel by Kazutoshi Handō, published by Bungeishunjū.