The Last War

Movie Information:

  • Release Date: October 8, 1961
  • Production Company: Toho
  • Distribution Company: Toho
  • Original Runtime: 109 minutes
  • Atlernate Titles:
    • Japanese: 世界大戦争
    • Hepburn: Sekai Daisenso
    • Literal Translation: The Great World War

Cast

Frankie Sakai as Mokichi Tamura
Akira Takarada as Takano
Yuriko Hoshi as Saeko Tamura
Nobuko Otowa as Tamura's wife
So Yamamura as Prime Minister of Japan

Crew

Producer: Tomoyuki Tanaka and Sanezumi Fujimoto
Director: Shue Matsubayashi
Writers: Takeshi Kimura and Toshi Yasumi
Cinematography: Rokuro Nishigaki
Composer: Ikuma Dan
Director of Special Effects: Eiji Tsuburaya

Alternate Versions

Japan

International

United States

Germany

Gallery

The Great World War

Iterations

    • Notes:
      • The Japanese theatrical version has not featured major edits over the years and has been widely available on home media inside of Japan, but not in other territories. While it was released on formats like VHS, Laserdisc, and DVD, it has not been released on Blu-ray in Japan.