Japan's Longest Day

1967 film by Kihachi Okamoto
Movie film Q5367677
Japan's Longest Day
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Summary

Japan's Longest Day is a film[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (380 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Japan's Longest Day authored Sōichi Ōya[3].
  • Japan's Longest Day's instance of is recorded as film[4].
  • Japan's Longest Day was directed by Kihachi Okamoto[5].
  • Shinobu Hashimoto wrote the screenplay for Japan's Longest Day[6].
  • Japan's Longest Day's composer is recorded as Masaru Sato[7].
  • Japan's Longest Day's genre is drama film[8].
  • Japan's Longest Day's based on is recorded as Q139700434[9].
  • A cast member of Japan's Longest Day was Toshirō Mifune[10].
  • A cast member of Japan's Longest Day was Chishū Ryū[11].
  • A cast member of Japan's Longest Day was Takashi Shimura[12].
  • A cast member of Japan's Longest Day was Sō Yamamura[13].
  • A cast member of Japan's Longest Day was Yoshio Kosugi[14].
  • A cast member of Japan's Longest Day was Seiji Miyaguchi[15].
  • A cast member of Japan's Longest Day was Yūzō Kayama[16].
  • A cast member of Japan's Longest Day was Etsushi Takahashi[17].
  • A cast member of Japan's Longest Day was Toshio Kurosawa[18].
  • A cast member of Japan's Longest Day was Kazuo Kitamura[19].
  • A cast member of Japan's Longest Day was Rokkō Toura[20].
  • A cast member of Japan's Longest Day was Daisuke Katō[21].
  • A cast member of Japan's Longest Day was Yūnosuke Itō[22].
  • A cast member of Japan's Longest Day was Kōji Mitsui[23].
  • A cast member of Japan's Longest Day was Tatsuya Nakadai[24].
  • A cast member of Japan's Longest Day was Matsumoto Hakuō I[25].
  • Japan's Longest Day was produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka[26].
  • Japan's Longest Day's depicts is recorded as atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Japan's Longest Day authored Sōichi Ōya[3]. It was produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka[26]. It was directed by Kihachi Okamoto[5]. Shinobu Hashimoto wrote the screenplay for it[6]. Cast members include Toshirō Mifune[10], Chishū Ryū[11], Takashi Shimura[12], Sō Yamamura[13], Yoshio Kosugi[14], and Seiji Miyaguchi[15].

Publication

Japan's Longest Day was published on August 3, 1967[28]. The original language of it was Japanese[29]. Its genre is drama film[8].

Subject and Themes

Main subjects include surrender of Japan[30], Kyūjō Incident[31], and Pacific War[32].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Japan's Longest Day's after a work by is recorded as Kazutoshi Handō[33].

Why It Matters

Japan's Longest Day ranks in the top 4% of film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (380 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

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  1. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14821 → 62041
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  2. 6w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eiga.com movie id → 38504
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Eiga.com movie id: 38504, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/258732245|日本のいちばん長い日(1967) (#258732245)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7457|Eiga.com movie]] "
  3. 6w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    After a work by → Kazutoshi Handō
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ After a work by: Kazutoshi Handō, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1788062380436"
  4. 6w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → World War II, 20th century, 1940s
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  5. 8w ago · Schemathings · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Set in period → World War II, 20th century, 1940s
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Set in period: World War II, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1786777714293"
  6. 15w ago · Yirba · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Main subject → surrender of Japan, Kyūjō Incident, Pacific War
    P14449 → 74113
    Depicts → atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Bombing of Tokyo (10 March 1945), Potsdam Declaration +2
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/38225|batch #38225]]: MovieLens IDs (part 1)"
  7. 22w ago · Schemathings · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Original language of film or tv show → Japanese
    Screenwriter → Shinobu Hashimoto
    Duration → {'amount': '+157'}
    Social media followers → {'amount': '+2109'}, {'amount': '+2375'}
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Based on: Q139700434"
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