Synopsis
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.
Director
Cast
More
Toshirō Mifune
War Minister General Korechika Anami
Etsushi Takahashi
Lt. Colonel Masutaka Ida
Rokkō Toura
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Shunichi Matsumato
Tadao Nakamaru
Lt. Colonel Jiro Shiizaki
Hiroshi Sekita
Staff Kamino
Chishū Ryū
Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki
Seiji Miyaguchi
Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo
Sō Yamamura
Navy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
Hikaru Kitchoji
General Yoshijiro Umezu - Chief of the Army General Staff
Haruo Yamada
Admiral Soemu Toyoda - Chief of the Navy General Staff
No Reviews
No friends added this movie to ‘To Watch’ yet
No Other Reviews
No Discussions