The Emperor and a General with Toshiro Mifune: DVD Cover

    The Emperor and a General
    a.k.a. Japan's Longest Day, Nippon No Ichiban Nagai Hi Director: Kihachi Okamoto Cast: Toshiro Mifune, So Yamamura, Chishu Ryu, Seiji Miyaguchi

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    • DVD Release Date: 09/05/2006
    • Original Release: 1967
    • Sales Rank: 10,487

    Viewer Rating: (1 ratings)

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    Disc #1 -- Japan's Longest Day
    1. Chapter 1 [6:53]
    2. Chapter 2 [5:24]
    3. Chapter 3 [8:53]
    4. Chapter 4 [6:23]
    5. Chapter 5 [6:16]
    6. Chapter 6 [6:18]
    7. Chapter 7 [5:29]
    8. Chapter 8 [8:52]
    9. Chapter 9 [6:13]
    10. Chapter 10 [6:26]
    11. Chapter 11 [7:56]
    12. Chapter 12 [7:53]
    13. Chapter 13 [7:15]
    14. Chapter 14 [3:45]
    15. Chapter 15 [5:36]
    16. Chapter 16 [7:05]
    17. Chapter 17 [8:16]
    18. Chapter 18 [4:56]
    19. Chapter 19 [4:42]
    20. Chapter 20 [5:48]
    21. Chapter 21 [4:27]
    22. Chapter 22 [5:19]
    23. Chapter 23 [6:18]
    24. Chapter 24 [10:38]

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    Editorial Reviews

    This star-studded and relatively lavishly produced fact-based war drama, set in 1945 Japan during WW II, chronicles the attempts of Japan's War Minister, (played by Toshiro Mifune), to prevent Emperor Hirohito from publicly broadcasting the declaration of surrender. The War Minister rallies those officers around him who also want to keep the war going. The conspirators murder the leader of the Imperial Guards and storm the palace. Fortunately they are stopped by the palace guard. On learning of this failure, the War Minister commits suicide. At least one Western reviewer of this 1967 film (for Variety) still bore very harsh memories of the war and attributed all sorts of face-saving propagandistic intent by the Japanese to this relatively innocuous movie. He was particularly distressed that the aura of sanctity surrounding the Emperor remained intact and was even enhanced by this film; even so, he praised it as expertly acted and entertaining in its own right, despite being an apparently "official" film. Sandra Brennan, All Movie Guide

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    A good movie to watch after seeing Letters from Iwo Jima and those looking for a different perspectiby BMiles

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    February 04, 2009: A very good movie on what happened in japan the day Hirohito surrendered to the Allies. It shows how different our military powers operate and what they believe to be right and wrong. The acting isn't very good by todays standards but I didn't have a problem with it. It also has too many characters to keep track of. In the end, it gave me new insight to how the Japanese handled the end of the war and the dropping of the atom bombs. Toshiro Mifune did a very good job.

    I Also Recommend: The Longest Day, Red Sun, Black Sand.