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	{{Infobox Movie		{{Infobox Movie
	\|name = Japan's Longest Day		\|name = ''Japan's Longest Day''<br>''日本のいちばん長い日''<br>''Nihon no ichiban nagai hi''
	\|picture =Japan'sLongestDay.jpg		\|picture =Japan'sLongestDay.jpg
	\|caption = ''Movie Poster''		\|caption = ''Movie Poster''
	\|country =		\|country =[[Image:JAP.jpg\|25px]] Japan
	[[Image:JAP.jpg\|25px]] Japan~~<br />~~
	\|director = Kihachi Okamoto		\|director = Kihachi Okamoto
	\|date= August 12, 1967		\|date= August 12, 1967
	\|language = Japanese~~<br />~~		\|language = Japanese
			\|studio=Toho Company
			\|distributor=Toho Film Distributing Co. Ltd.
	\|character1=Minister of War Korechika Anami		\|character1=Minister of War Korechika Anami
			\|actor1=[[Toshiro Mifune]]
	\|character2=Prime Minister Kantarō Suzuki		\|character2=Prime Minister Kantarō Suzuki
			\|actor2=Chishu Ryu
	\|character3=Hiroshi Shimomura		\|character3=Hiroshi Shimomura
			\|actor3=[[Takashi Shimura]]
	\|character4=Minister of the Navy Mitsumasa Yonai		\|character4=Minister of the Navy Mitsumasa Yonai
			\|actor4=Sō Yamamura
	\|character5=Shigenori Tōgō		\|character5=Shigenori Tōgō
			\|actor5=Seiji Miyaguchi
	\|character6=Emperor Hirohito		\|character6=Emperor Hirohito
	~~\|actor1=[[Toshiro Mifune]]~~
	~~\|actor2=Chishu Ryu~~
	~~\|actor3=[[Takashi Shimura]]~~
	~~\|actor4=So Yamamura~~
	~~\|actor5=Seiji Miyaguchi~~
	\|actor6=Matsumoto Koshiro VIII		\|actor6=Matsumoto Koshiro VIII
	}}		}}

	'''''Japan's Longest Day'''~~'' (''日本のいちばん長い日~~'', also known as ''The Emperor and the General'') is a 1967 Japanese movie directed by Kihachi Okamoto that describes the events of the Kyūjō incident. After the atomic bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese cabinet decided on August 14, 1945, to surrender completely. ~~But~~ there is resistance in the military against the settlement of the hostilities, which is perceived as a shame. A group of officers and soldiers ~~wants~~ to stop the broadcast of the radio speech by Emperor Hirohito on August 15.		'''''Japan's Longest Day''''', also known as ''The Emperor and the General'' is a 1967 Japanese movie directed by Kihachi Okamoto that describes the events of the Kyūjō incident. After the atomic bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese cabinet decided on August 14, 1945, to surrender completely. However, there is resistance in the military against the settlement of the hostilities, which is perceived as a shame. A group of officers and soldiers wanted to stop the broadcast of the radio speech by Emperor Hirohito on August 15.

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	==Nambu Type 14==		==Nambu Type 14==
	Many Japanese officers are seen with [[Nambu Type 14]] pistols.		Many Japanese officers are seen with [[Nambu Type 14]] pistols.
	[[~~Image~~:Late Nambu Type 14.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|none\|Late Nambu Type 14 - 8x22mm Nambu]]		[[File:Late Nambu Type 14.jpg\|thumb\|300px\|none\|Late Nambu Type 14 - 8x22mm Nambu]]
	[[File:JapansLongestDay-Nambu1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Officers fire their Nambu pistols.]]		[[File:JapansLongestDay-Nambu1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Officers fire their Nambu pistols.]]

	==FN Model 1910==		==FN Model 1910==
	The [[FN Model 1910]] pistol is also used by Japanese officers including Major Kenji Hatanaka ([[Toshio Kurosawa]]), one of the chief conspirators in the Kyūjō incident.		The [[FN Model 1910]] pistol is also used by Japanese officers including Major Kenji Hatanaka ([[Toshio Kurosawa]]), one of the chief conspirators in the Kyūjō incident.
	[[~~Image~~:FN Model 1910 1616.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|FN Model 1910 -.380 ACP]]		[[File:FN Model 1910 1616.jpg\|thumb\|none\|300px\|FN Model 1910 -.380 ACP]]
	[[File:JapansLongestDay-FN1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Japanese officer on the left holds his FN pistol.]]		[[File:JapansLongestDay-FN1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Japanese officer on the left holds his FN pistol.]]
	[[File:JapansLongestDay-FN2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Major Hatanaka points his pistol at the NHK studio radio moderator's head.]]		[[File:JapansLongestDay-FN2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Major Hatanaka points his pistol at the NHK studio radio moderator's head.]]
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	==Arisaka Type 38==		==Arisaka Type 38==
	~~It seems that all~~ Japanese soldiers ~~are~~ armed with [[Arisaka Type 38]] rifles.		All Japanese soldiers seem to be armed with [[Arisaka Type 38]] rifles.
	[[File:Arisakat38.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Arisaka Type 38 ~~rifle~~ - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka]]		[[File:Arisakat38.jpg\|thumb\|none\|450px\|Arisaka Type 38 - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka]]
	[[File:JapansLongestDay-Arisaka1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A guard presents his Arisaka to an officer.]]		[[File:JapansLongestDay-Arisaka1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A guard presents his Arisaka to an officer.]]
	[[File:JapansLongestDay-Arisaka2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Coup members hold their rifles at disarmed guards.]]		[[File:JapansLongestDay-Arisaka2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Coup members hold their rifles at disarmed guards.]]
	[[File:JapansLongestDay-Arisaka3.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|~~Inserting a~~ 5-round 6.5x50mmSR stripper clip.]]		[[File:JapansLongestDay-Arisaka3.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A 5-round 6.5x50mmSR stripper clip is inserted by a soldier in a close up.]]
	[[File:JapansLongestDay-Arisaka4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A view of two Type 30 bayonets.]]		[[File:JapansLongestDay-Arisaka4.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A view of two Type 30 bayonets.]]
	[[File:JapansLongestDay-Arisaka5.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A marching column in the background with shouldered Arisakas.]]		[[File:JapansLongestDay-Arisaka5.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A marching column in the background with shouldered Arisakas.]]
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	==Nambu Type 96==		==Nambu Type 96==
	~~Some~~ [[Type 96 light machine gun]]s ~~are used by Japanese troops~~.		Japanese troops use [[Type 96 light machine gun]]s.
	[[File:Type96.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Type 96 ~~Light Machine Gun~~ (minus magazine) - 6.5x50mm Arisaka]]		[[File:Type96.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Nambu Type 96 (minus magazine) - 6.5x50mm Arisaka]]
	[[File:JapansLongestDay-TypeLMG1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Two gunners open fire at a Minister's house.]]		[[File:JapansLongestDay-TypeLMG1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Two gunners open fire at a Minister's house.]]
	[[File:JapansLongestDay-TypeLMG2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Closer view of one of the Type 96.]]		[[File:JapansLongestDay-TypeLMG2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Closer view of one of the Type 96.]]
	[[File:JapansLongestDay-TypeLMG3.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Another close-up.]]		[[File:JapansLongestDay-TypeLMG3.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Another close-up.]]

	==Type 92==		==Nambu Type 92==
	[[Type 92 heavy machine gun]]s are also used by Japanese soldiers.		[[Type 92 heavy machine gun]]s are also used by Japanese soldiers.
	[[~~Image~~:Japanese Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Type 92 ~~Heavy Machine Gun~~ 7.7x58mm SR]]		[[File:Japanese Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Nambu Type 92 - 7.7x58mm SR]]
	[[File:JapansLongestDay-TypeHMG1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Coup members getting the Type 92 in position.]]		[[File:JapansLongestDay-TypeHMG1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Coup members getting the Type 92 in position.]]
	[[File:JapansLongestDay-TypeHMG2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The prepared machine gun.]]		[[File:JapansLongestDay-TypeHMG2.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|The prepared machine gun.]]

			=Mounted Weapons=

	==Type 97 Aircraft==		==Type 97 Aircraft==
	Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" fighters are armed with [[Vickers#Type_97_Aircraft_Machine_Gun\|Type 97 Aircraft Machine Gun]]ss.		Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" fighters are armed with [[Vickers#Type_97_Aircraft_Machine_Gun\|Type 97 Aircraft Machine Gun]]ss.
	[[~~Image~~:Type 97.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Type 97 aircraft machine gun - 7.7x56mm R]]		[[File:Type 97.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Type 97 aircraft machine gun - 7.7x56mm R]]
	[[File:JapansLongestDay-TypeAir.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A box of a Type 97 can be seen in the cockpit.]]		[[File:JapansLongestDay-TypeAir.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|A box of a Type 97 can be seen in the cockpit.]]

	==Type 99 Cannon==		==Type 99 20 mm Cannon==
	Wing-mounted [[type 99 cannon\|Type 99]]s can be seen on the same ~~aircarft~~.		Wing-mounted [[type 99 cannon\|Type 99]]s can be seen on the same aircraft.
	[[~~Image~~:Navy Type 99-1 & 99-2.JPG\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Type 99 cannon aircraft variants, top an earlier Type 99 Mark 1 Model 3 - 20x72mm RB, bottom a later Type 99 Mark 2 Model 3 - 20x101mm RB]]		[[File:Navy Type 99-1 & 99-2.JPG\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Type 99 cannon aircraft variants, top an earlier Type 99 Mark 1 Model 3 - 20x72mm RB, bottom a later Type 99 Mark 2 Model 3 - 20x101mm RB]]
	[[File:JapansLongestDay-Type99.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|]]		[[File:JapansLongestDay-Type99.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|]]

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	==Type 92==		==Type 92==
	[[Type 92 ~~Heavy Machine Gun~~]]s are also used by Japanese soldiers.		[[Type 92 heavy machine gun]]s are also used by Japanese soldiers.
	[[Image:Japanese Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun 7.7x58mm SR]]		[[Image:Japanese Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun 7.7x58mm SR]]
	[[File:JapansLongestDay-TypeHMG1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Coup members getting the Type 92 in position.]]		[[File:JapansLongestDay-TypeHMG1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Coup members getting the Type 92 in position.]]

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	==Nambu Type 96==		==Nambu Type 96==
	Some [[Type 96 ~~Light Machine Gun~~]]s are used by Japanese troops.		Some [[Type 96 light machine gun]]s are used by Japanese troops.
	[[File:Type96.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Type 96 Light Machine Gun (minus magazine) - 6.5x50mm Arisaka]]		[[File:Type96.jpg\|thumb\|none\|400px\|Type 96 Light Machine Gun (minus magazine) - 6.5x50mm Arisaka]]
	[[File:JapansLongestDay-TypeLMG1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Two gunners open fire at a Minister's house.]]		[[File:JapansLongestDay-TypeLMG1.jpg\|thumb\|none\|600px\|Two gunners open fire at a Minister's house.]]

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{{Infobox Movie
|name = Japan's Longest Day
|picture =Japan'sLongestDay.jpg
|caption = ''Movie Poster''
|country =
[[Image:JAP.jpg|25px]] Japan<br />
|director = Kihachi Okamoto
|date= August 12, 1967
|language = Japanese<br />

|character1=Minister of War Korechika Anami
|character2=Prime Minister Kantarō Suzuki
|character3=Hiroshi Shimomura
|character4=Minister of the Navy Mitsumasa Yonai
|character5=Shigenori Tōgō
|character6=Emperor Hirohito
|actor1=[[Toshiro Mifune]]
|actor2=Chishu Ryu
|actor3=[[Takashi Shimura]]
|actor4=So Yamamura
|actor5=Seiji Miyaguchi
|actor6=Matsumoto Koshiro VIII
}}

'''''Japan's Longest Day''''' (''日本のいちばん長い日'', also known as ''The Emperor and the General'') is a 1967 Japanese movie directed by Kihachi Okamoto that describes the events of the Kyūjō incident. After the atomic bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese cabinet decided on August 14, 1945, to surrender completely. But there is resistance in the military against the settlement of the hostilities, which is perceived as a shame. A group of officers and soldiers wants to stop the broadcast of the radio speech by Emperor Hirohito on August 15.

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=Pistols=

==Nambu Type 14==
Many Japanese officers are seen with [[Nambu Type 14]] pistols.
[[Image:Late Nambu Type 14.jpg|thumb|300px|none|Late Nambu Type 14 - 8x22mm Nambu]]
[[File:JapansLongestDay-Nambu1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Officers fire their Nambu pistols.]]

==FN Model 1910==
The [[FN Model 1910]] pistol is also used by Japanese officers including Major Kenji Hatanaka ([[Toshio Kurosawa]]), one of the chief conspirators in the Kyūjō incident.
[[Image:FN Model 1910 1616.jpg|thumb|none|300px|FN Model 1910 -.380 ACP]]
[[File:JapansLongestDay-FN1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Japanese officer on the left holds his FN pistol.]]
[[File:JapansLongestDay-FN2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Major Hatanaka points his pistol at the NHK studio radio moderator's head.]]
[[File:JapansLongestDay-FN3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The same situation during another scene.]]
[[File:JapansLongestDay-FN4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Close-up of the trigger guard. Note the FN emblem on the right]]
[[File:JapansLongestDay-FN5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|After the failed coup, he takes his FN to his head]]
[[File:JapansLongestDay-FN6.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Moments before pulling the trigger.]]

=Rifles=

==Arisaka Type 38==
It seems that all Japanese soldiers are armed with [[Arisaka Type 38]] rifles.
[[File:Arisakat38.jpg|thumb|none|450px|Arisaka Type 38 rifle - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka]]
[[File:JapansLongestDay-Arisaka1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A guard presents his Arisaka to an officer.]]
[[File:JapansLongestDay-Arisaka2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Coup members hold their rifles at disarmed guards.]]
[[File:JapansLongestDay-Arisaka3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Inserting a 5-round 6.5x50mmSR stripper clip.]]
[[File:JapansLongestDay-Arisaka4.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A view of two Type 30 bayonets.]]
[[File:JapansLongestDay-Arisaka5.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A marching column in the background with shouldered Arisakas.]]

=Machine Guns=

==Nambu Type 96==
Some [[Type 96 Light Machine Gun]]s are used by Japanese troops.
[[File:Type96.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Type 96 Light Machine Gun (minus magazine) - 6.5x50mm Arisaka]]
[[File:JapansLongestDay-TypeLMG1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Two gunners open fire at a Minister's house.]]
[[File:JapansLongestDay-TypeLMG2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Closer view of one of the Type 96.]]
[[File:JapansLongestDay-TypeLMG3.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Another close-up.]]

==Type 92==
[[Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun]]s are also used by Japanese soldiers.
[[Image:Japanese Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Type 92 Heavy Machine Gun 7.7x58mm SR]]
[[File:JapansLongestDay-TypeHMG1.jpg|thumb|none|600px|Coup members getting the Type 92 in position.]]
[[File:JapansLongestDay-TypeHMG2.jpg|thumb|none|600px|The prepared machine gun.]]

==Type 97 Aircraft==
Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" fighters are armed with [[Vickers#Type_97_Aircraft_Machine_Gun|Type 97 Aircraft Machine Gun]]ss.
[[Image:Type 97.jpg|thumb|none|400px|Type 97 aircraft machine gun - 7.7x56mm R]]
[[File:JapansLongestDay-TypeAir.jpg|thumb|none|600px|A box of a Type 97 can be seen in the cockpit.]]

==Type 99 Cannon==
Wing-mounted [[type 99 cannon|Type 99]]s can be seen on the same aircarft.
[[Image:Navy Type 99-1 & 99-2.JPG|thumb|none|400px|Type 99 cannon aircraft variants, top an earlier Type 99 Mark 1 Model 3 - 20x72mm RB, bottom a later Type 99 Mark 2 Model 3 - 20x101mm RB]]
[[File:JapansLongestDay-Type99.jpg|thumb|none|600px|]]

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Japan's Longest Day - Revision history

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Ominae at 03:57, 16 September 2021

Ominae at 03:00, 16 September 2021

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