In July 1945, during the end of World War II, Japan is forced to accept the Potsdam Declaration. A cabinet meeting has continued through days and nights, but a decision cannot be made. The U.S. drops atomic bombs on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan. General Korechika Anami is torn over making the proper decision and the Emperor of Japan worries about his people. Prime Minister Kantaro Suzuki leads the cabinet meeting, while Chief Secretary Hisatsune Sakomizu can't do anything, but watch the meeting. At this time, Major Kenji Hatanaka and other young commissioned officers, who are against Japan surrendering, move to occupy the palace and a radio broadcasting station. The radio station is set to broadcast Emperor Hirohito reading out the Imperial Rescript on the Termination of the War.
役所広司
as General Korechika Anami
本木雅弘
as Emperor Showa
松坂桃李
as Major Kenji Hatanaka
堤真一
as Chief Secretary Hisatsune Sakomizu
山崎努
as Prime Minister Kantaro Suzuki
矢島健一
as Naidaijin Kōichi Kido
中村育二
as Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
山路和弘
as Tōji Yasui
麿赤兒
as Admiral Hisanori Fujita
Yuki Ikenobō
as Empress Kōjun
中嶋しゅう
as General Hideki Tojo
大場泰正
as Lieutenant Colonel Masataka Ida
