This movie is a masterpiece, definitely Toho’s magnum opus of non-kaiju film. The Last War was extremely well written with a lovable cast of characters and it didn’t sugarcoat that nuclear war was a very real risk back in the 50’s till 1991, it’s extremely hard to watch without feeling miserable at the end, just the hopeless tone of it all and that the world actually did come to an end. This movie taught me and I hoped it taught all of you to not take your life for granted, even if things aren’t going your way right now things will get better, I’m going to spend what little time I might have left on this earth to the fullest and never take the one life I have that God gifted me for granted again. More people should definitely watch The Last War, I hope it gets an English Blu-ray release someday
This movie is overshadowed and squashed by Toho’s kaiju movies. Yes kaiju movies are fun and enjoyable but this movie is literally so incredible and so underrated. The fact this could’ve happened not just during the Cold War but even today too with Russia threatening to Nuke everyone if they intervene with their war with Ukraine.