Japan's Longest Day / Battle of Okinawa (Kihachi Okamoto) - Blu-ray Forum

McCrutchy · 08-08-2017, 09:22 AM

Toho will release both Japan's Longest Day (日本のいちばん長い日) (1967) and Battle of Okinawa (激動の昭和史沖縄決戦) (1971) in Japan on November 3rd, 2017.

It seems that only Japanese subtitles will be provided for both films.

cardiac161 · 08-08-2017, 02:24 PM

Damn, as expected..no English subtitles! I love Japan's Longest Day film. It really exposed me to that hidden history of a planned coup de eta by a military junta against the Japanese Emperor's decision to surrender. Mifune's performance as the War Minister is memorable (with one of the most horrific scenes of seppuku I've seen).

Japan's Longest Day was actually recently remade as The Emperor in August. Though I felt the original is still powerful, the remake still held well on its own (this time with Koji Yakucho playing the War Minister). The blu-ray has English subs too.

08-08-2017, 09:22 AM	#1
McCrutchy Contributor Top contributor Member since:Dec 2008 Location:East Coast, USA Home Theater Gallery:2 4K collection:1263 Blu-ray collection:6773 DVD collection:253 Blu-ray reviews: 5 Trading Score:17	Japan's Longest Day / Battle of Okinawa (Kihachi Okamoto) Toho will release both *Japan's Longest Day* (日本のいちばん長い日) (1967) and *Battle of Okinawa* (激動の昭和史沖縄決戦) (1971) in Japan on November 3rd, 2017. It seems that only Japanese subtitles will be provided for both films.

08-08-2017, 02:24 PM	#2
cardiac161 Senior Member Member since:May 2008	Damn, as expected..no English subtitles! I love Japan's Longest Day film. It really exposed me to that hidden history of a planned coup de eta by a military junta against the Japanese Emperor's decision to surrender. Mifune's performance as the War Minister is memorable (with one of the most horrific scenes of seppuku I've seen). Japan's Longest Day was actually recently remade as The Emperor in August. Though I felt the original is still powerful, the remake still held well on its own (this time with Koji Yakucho playing the War Minister). The blu-ray has English subs too.

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