The second film in Toho's series on the military history of the Showa era, Hiromichi Horikawa's war drama offers a look at the career of controversial politician Hideki Tojo and the strained relationships between Japan's government, military, and the media.

Keiju Kobayashias Premier Hideki Tojo
Toshirō Mifuneas Adm. Isoroku Yamamoto
So Yamamuraas Mitsumasa Yonai
Yūzō Kayamaas Goro Arai
Tatsuya Mihashias Takijiro Onishi
Seiji Miyaguchias Shinegori Togo
Nobuo Nakamuraas Koichi Kido
Masao Shimizuas Saburo Kurusu
Shigeru Kōyamaas Fumimaro Konoe