Japan's Longest Day 1967 Movie Review

0:00 Intro
0:16 Chapters
0:37 Before the release
3:21 Actors
3:45 Director
5:25 Locations
5:59 The Declarations
6:31 Other coups
7:11 Army's Mentality
8:14 Admiral Onishi
9:00 Colonel Kozono
9:44 Prime Minister
10:37 Recordings
11:53 Emperor
14:12 Enemy
14:46 Message
17:31 a Book
19:04 Public's Reaction
20:35 New Adaptation
22:20 Personal Opinion
24:31 End

The other coups mentioned in the video:

The Jewel Voice Broadcast:

Sources:

Chinese and Japanese Films on The Second World War - Wilson, Tsu 2015

Outlaw Masters of Japanese Film - Chris D.

Japan's Longest Day - The Pacific War Research Society 1965

The Fall of Japan - William Craig

Masato Harada Interview - The Japan Times

Deaths in the Second World War - The National WWII Museum New Orleans

The Kyujo incident by Jimmy Akin

Map of location made in Snazzy Maps

[Springbok]

There was a powerful quote at the beginning of the film. It said something about "rejoice in youth". I was struck by that line but I've forgotten it and lost my English copy of the film. Does anyone remember the entire quotation?

[ivoplsek]

informative review- was good to learn some of the facts you mention, thank you for making it

As for the part of the enemy, believing everyone wants what they THINK is the best for Japan, is actually very easy to accept. Humans are by their nature, good creatures. Meaning even the most notorious villains of our history, are only villains because we have a different opinion of what is good. They themselves, truly believe, what they are doing is good. We can see that when reading their memoirs for example.

[Romanjapan]

This movie incredibly shows real tense and atmosphere on the day of Japan’s surrender in 1945. No comparison.