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.
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Cast
- Seiji MiyaguchiForeign Minister Shigenori Togo
- Rokkō TouraVice Minister of Foreign Affairs Shunichi Matsumato
- Chishū RyūPrime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki
- Sō 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
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