Nihon no Ichiban Nagai Hi

Synopsis

The true story of Japan's surrender in World War II and how it nearly didn't happen! In the final days of World War II, Japan lay in ruins and the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki had been obliterated. A tense drama unfolds in Tokyo as Japan teeters on the edge of Armageddon. Nihon no Ichiban Nagai Hi tells the true story of the day immediately before the surrender, as a group of fanatical army officers attempt to prevent the Emperor from surrendering—an act of high treason which will inevitably result in Japan's total annihilation. (Source: Tuttle Publishing)

Background

Nihon no Ichiban Nagai Hi is based on Kazutoshi Handou's 1965 non-fiction book of the same title, which was also adapted to a Japanese film in 1967. It was published in English as Japan's Longest Day by Tuttle Publishing on April 2, 2024.

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