▁Tam ura ▁A ki ra ▁Tak ar ada ▁as ▁Tak ano ▁Y ur iko ▁H oshi ▁as ▁Sa ek o ▁Tam ura ▁Nob uk o ▁Ot owa ▁as ▁Tam ura ' s ▁wife ▁So ▁Yam am ura ▁as ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁Japan ▁ ▁Release ▁The ▁Last ▁War ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁Japan ▁on ▁October ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁where ▁it ▁was ▁distributed ▁by ▁T oh o . ▁The ▁film ▁was ▁T oh o ' s ▁second ▁highest - g ross ing ▁film ▁of ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁and ▁the ▁nin th ▁highest ▁gross ing ▁Japanese ▁film ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁ ▁The ▁English ▁version / d ub bing ▁of ▁The ▁Last ▁War ▁has ▁only ▁been ▁released ▁on ▁V HS ▁and ▁is ▁currently ▁the ▁only ▁home ▁video ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁Germany ▁has ▁seen ▁a ▁DVD ▁release ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁T odes stra hlen ▁aus ▁dem ▁Welt raum ▁( trans lation : ▁Death ▁R ays ▁from ▁Out er ▁Space ). ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Foot notes ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : 1 9 6 1 ▁films ▁Category : J apan ese ▁films ▁Category : 1 9 6 0 s ▁science ▁fiction ▁films ▁Category : Ant i - war ▁films ▁Category : Fil ms ▁about ▁nuclear ▁war ▁and ▁weapons ▁Category : Fil ms ▁directed ▁by ▁Sh ū e ▁M ats ub ay ashi ▁Category : Fil ms ▁set ▁in ▁Tokyo ▁Category :