Takashi Shimura
Several of Japan's best known actors of the day participated in the film. These included Chishū Ryū as Prime Minister Kantarō Suzuki, Toshirō Mifune as War Minister Korechika Anami, Takashi Shimura as Information Bureau Director Hiroshi Shimomura and Sō Yamamura as Navy Minister Mitsumasa Yonai. Tatsuya Nakadai serves as the narrator.