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12.12: The Day
Why this pick
Shared genres: History, War, Drama.
A FILM WORTH A CLOSER LOOKTHE FEATURE PRESENTATION
MOVIE2015 2h 16m JPN
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01 / THE STORY
A little about the film.
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.
02 / FACES IN THE FRAME
The people who bring it to life.
Koji Yakusho
Korechika Anami, Army Minister
Masahiro Motoki
Emperor Showa
Tsutomu Yamazaki
Prime Minister Suzuki
Shinichi Tsutsumi
Sakomizu, chief secretary of cabinet
Tori Matsuzaka
Hatanaka, army major
Kikuo Kaneuchi
Misuzu Kanno
Ayako Anan
