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.
宮口精二
as Foreign Minister Shigenori Togo
戸浦六宏
as Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Shunichi Matsumato
笠智衆
as Prime Minister Baron Kantaro Suzuki
山村聰
as Navy Minister Admiral Mitsumasa Yonai
三船敏郎
as War Minister General Korechika Anami
小杉義男
as Minister of Public Welfare Keisuke Okade
志村喬
as Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura
高橋悦史
as Lt. Colonel Masutaka Ida
Takao Inoue
as Lt. Colonel Masahiko Takeshita
中丸忠雄
as Lt. Colonel Jiro Shiizaki
黒沢年雄
as Major Kenji Hatanaka - Military Affairs Section
吉頂寺晃
as General Yoshijiro Umezu - Chief of the Army General Staff
