Japan's Longest Day 日本のいちばん長い日 Nihon no ichiban nagai hi
Movie Poster
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Directed by
Kihachi Okamoto
Release Date
August 12, 1967
Language
Japanese
Studio
Toho Company
Distributor
Toho Film Distributing Co. Ltd.
Main Cast
Character
Actor
Minister of War Korechika Anami
Toshiro Mifune
Prime Minister Kantarō Suzuki
Chishu Ryu
Hiroshi Shimomura
Takashi Shimura
Minister of the Navy Mitsumasa Yonai
Sō Yamamura
Shigenori Tōgō
Seiji Miyaguchi
Emperor Hirohito
Matsumoto Koshiro VIII
Japan's Longest Day 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.
The following weapons were used in the film Japan's Longest Day :
Pistols Nambu Type 14 Many Japanese officers are seen with Nambu Type 14 pistols.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Late Nambu Type 14 - 8x22mm Nambu Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing FN Model 1910 -.380 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Japanese officer on the left holds his FN pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Major Hatanaka points his pistol at the NHK studio radio moderator's head. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The same situation during another scene. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Close-up of the trigger guard. Note the FN emblem on the right Error creating thumbnail: File missing After the failed coup, he takes his FN to his head Error creating thumbnail: File missing Moments before pulling the trigger. Rifles Arisaka Type 38 All Japanese soldiers seem to be armed with Arisaka Type 38 rifles.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Arisaka Type 38 - 6.5x50mmSR Arisaka Error creating thumbnail: File missing A guard presents his Arisaka to an officer. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Coup members hold their rifles at disarmed guards. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A 5-round 6.5x50mmSR stripper clip is inserted by a soldier in a close up. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A view of two Type 30 bayonets. Error creating thumbnail: File missing A marching column in the background with shouldered Arisakas. Machine Guns Nambu Type 96 Japanese troops use Type 96 light machine guns .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nambu Type 96 (minus magazine) - 6.5x50mm Arisaka Error creating thumbnail: File missing Two gunners open fire at a Minister's house. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Closer view of one of the Type 96. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Another close-up. Nambu Type 92 Type 92 heavy machine guns are also used by Japanese soldiers.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nambu Type 92 - 7.7x58mm SR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Coup members getting the Type 92 in position. Error creating thumbnail: File missing The prepared machine gun. Mounted Weapons Type 97 Aircraft Mitsubishi A6M "Zero" fighters are armed with Type 97 Aircraft Machine Gunss .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Type 97 aircraft machine gun - 7.7x56mm R Error creating thumbnail: File missing A box of a Type 97 can be seen in the cockpit. Type 99 20 mm Cannon Wing-mounted Type 99s can be seen on the same aircraft.
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