Overview
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.
Cast
Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo
Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Shunichi Matsumato
Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki
Navy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
War Minister General Korechika Anami
Minister of Public Welfare Keisuke Okade
Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura
Lt. Colonel Masutaka Ida
Lt. Colonel Masahiko Takeshita
Lt. Colonel Jiro Shiizaki
Major Kenji Hatanaka - Military Affairs Section
General Yoshijiro Umezu - Chief of the Army General Staff
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