The Last War
1962, Japanese. Directed by Shūe Matsubayashi.
Learn what will happen if another global war breaks out!
A Japanese family is torn apart by the tensions of an avoidable nuclear world war between the superpowers.
- Runtime
- 1h 50m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Japanese
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Shūe MatsubayashiDirector
- Frankie SakaiMokichi Tamura
- Akira TakaradaTakano
- Yuriko HoshiSaeko Tamura
- Nobuko OtowaOyoshi Tamura
- Yumi ShirakawaSanae
- Chishū RyūEbara
- Jerry ItōWatkins
- Eijirō TōnoCaptain Umehara
- So YamamuraPrime Minister Masaki
- Ken UeharaMinister of Foreign Affairs
- Seizaburō KawazuDirector of the Mizutani Defense Agency
- Nobuo NakamuraChief Cabinet Secretary Fujikawa
Details
- Released
- 28 November 1962
- Original title
- 世界大戦争
- Country
- Japan
- Written by
- Toshio Yasumi, Takeshi Kimura
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The Last War runs 110 minutes (1h 50m).
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The Last War isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 28 November 1962. (Checked 9 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Last War?
If you liked The Last War, try Panic in Year Zero!, Testament, The Day After.
Who directed The Last War?
The Last War (1962) was directed by Shūe Matsubayashi and stars Frankie Sakai, Akira Takarada, Yuriko Hoshi.