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The Last War

The Last War

Learn what will happen if another global war breaks out!

19616.31h 50m

Overview

A Japanese family is torn apart by the tensions of an avoidable nuclear world war between the superpowers.

Directed by Shūe Matsubayashi
Written by Toshio Yasumi, Takeshi Kimura
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Top Cast

Frankie Sakai

Frankie Sakai

Mokichi Tamura

Akira Takarada

Akira Takarada

Takano

Yuriko Hoshi

Yuriko Hoshi

Saeko Tamura

Nobuko Otowa

Nobuko Otowa

Oyoshi Tamura

Yumi Shirakawa

Yumi Shirakawa

Sanae

Chishū Ryū

Chishū Ryū

Ebara

Jerry Itō

Jerry Itō

Watkins

Eijirō Tōno

Eijirō Tōno

Captain Umehara

So Yamamura

So Yamamura

Prime Minister Masaki

Ken Uehara

Ken Uehara

Minister of Foreign Affairs

Themes & Keywords

nuclear warcold wartelegramtulipspost war japanjapanese familynuclear catastrophetokyomarriage & family blessing

About The Last War

The Last War is a drama, science fiction film released in 1961 exploring themes of nuclear war, cold war, telegram, tulips, post war japan, japanese family. Directed by Shūe Matsubayashi, it stars Frankie Sakai, Akira Takarada, Yuriko Hoshi. A Japanese family is torn apart by the tensions of an avoidable nuclear world war between the superpowers.

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