Film

The Last Mission

2003 · 1h 29m · Documentary · History · War

IMDb

9.0

Four days after the second atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, American airmen are flying the last and longest bombing mission of the war. In Tokyo, a fanatical group of Japanese officers stage a daring coup d'etat in an effort to prolong the war. As the rebels take over Japan's Imperial Palace, and with it - Emperor Hirohito; radio operator Jim Smith and the men of the 315th Bomb Wing are facing their own dangers in the sky above Japan. In a development not anticipated by generals or world leaders - the Last Mission and the coup d'etat converge, helping to bring an end to the most destructive war the world has ever known.

David Jeremiah Mullins

Narrator

Masashi Nagadoi

Colonel Masataka Ida

• Patrick TaulèreDirector
• Tim ProkopWriter
• John DrimmerWriter
• Jim B. SmithWriter

Release date

June 2, 2003

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

1h 29m

Genres

Documentary, History, War