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Attention!
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Last year, on December 12th...
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...several participants in the bombing of
Clark Field in the Philippines, namely...
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...Flight Sergeant 1st-Class Kawata and
eight officers, were shot down.
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Though listed as dead,
on January 2nd...
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...after the 14th Army Unit's invasion of Manila,
they were rescued from a US prison camp.
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At that time in Japan...
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...prejudice against those who became prisoners
of war was beyond current imagining.
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"Do not live to endure the shame
of being a prisoner of war."
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To be a POW meant ostracism, not only
of oneself but of one's entire family.
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Coupled with the Japanese mentality,
this created a military force...
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...that would die rather
than surrender.
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Hence, the focus of the discussion was,
needless to say, the issue of why...
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...Flight Sergeant 1st-Class Kawata and the
eight officers did not commit suicide.
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Can we not think of a way that they might
live, instead of ways to kill them?
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I understand how you must feel.
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All eight officers have been publicly
listed as casualties of war.
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Hence the situation is quite difficult.
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Chief...
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if we lose planes,
we can always make more.
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But pilots are not made in a day.
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Indeed, going down with the ship, exploding
with one's plane, these are beautiful ideals.
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However, our Air Corps
cannot fight like that.
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We implore you to find
a way to be lenient.
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But the conclusion of this incident was
not what Onishi had hoped for.
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We should've killed ourselves.
We're a disgrace to the Navy.
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We're traitors!
We should've killed ourselves.
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I'm going to die...
I'm going to die!
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That's enough!
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Calm down!
Enough!
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Stupid jackass! What's your little
death going to accomplish?
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What's it going to accomplish?!
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I will die!
I will die!
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One month later, shortly after Chief of
Staff Onishi was transferred inland...
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...the eight officers were ordered to launch
a single-plane attack on Port Moresby.
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Single-plane attack,
with no other planes as escort.
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The command was tantamount
to suicide.
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Thank you very much!
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It's from the Kawata plane.
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What's the matter?
Is that all?
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Yes sir.
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Note: This is the official war
declaration document.
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"We, the Emperor,
ruler by divine providence
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of the Empire of Great Japan...
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"...hereby clearly and valorously
declare war...
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"...against the United States
and Great Britain."
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Mere six months after the
start of the Pacific War...
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...the western Pacific and Southeast Asia
were under complete Japanese control.
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But, after the six-month war of
attrition on Guadalcanal...
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...Japan's strategic position
began to deteriorate.
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Even the Air Force, which had once thought
itself invincible, had, by mid-1944...
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...lost most of the elite pilots that
participated in the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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Furthermore, U.S. war industrial output
was six times greater than Japan's...
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...and was manufacturing new types
of heavily-armed fighter planes...
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...that established U.S. air superiority.
By the summer of 1944...
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...having lost Saipan, the critical
defensive bastion defending the homeland...
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...Japan's prospects had
become dire indeed.
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Allied forces could now attack
Japanese-held territory...
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...from multiple staging
points in the Pacific.
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What would be their next move?
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While Japanese military intelligence
anxiously tried to answer this question...
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...a fierce debate raged between
the Allied commanders.
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Admiral King emphasized the importance
of immediately invading Taiwan...
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...while General MacArthur argued for
the liberation of the Philippines.
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The Joint Chiefs of Staff decided upon
the capture of the Philippines.
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The Philippines became the focal
point of the entire war.
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For Japan, losing the Philippines meant
losing crucial Southern Pacific resources.
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In one fell swoop, the enemy would gain access
to Taiwan, to Okinawa, and even the homeland.
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The strategy for defending the Philippines
was codenamed SHO-1.
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At this stage of the war, it was a battle that
they absolutely could not afford to lose.
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Meanwhile, Onishi had been
promoted to Vice Admiral...
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...and was Vice Director of the Department
of Air Weapons on the Naval General Staff.
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However, the star of the Naval Air Corps
was headed for the battlefront yet again.
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The Emperor himself presided over his appointment
as Commander of the First Air Fleet.
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We can no longer win this
war with ordinary tactics.
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We must use special attack tactics to
destroy the enemy; there is no other way.
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I am petitioning the Naval General Staff
to organize " special attack" units.
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Therefore, I have come to you, Vice Admiral
Onishi, for a letter supporting my plan.
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Please, give me your recommendation!
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To turn the tide in our favor, we must not just be
willing to die; it is now necessary that we die.
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My firm belief is that we must
make self-sacrificing attacks.
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We'll pack 1,800 kilograms of explosives
in the nose, and fly to the target.
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From a height of 6,000 meters,
it will enter a dive...
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...and plunge into the enemy
at a very high speed.
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I'm against it. We can't turn
our pilots into ammunition.
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We cannot be so cruel
towards our pilots.
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I could never agree to such
disgusting tactics.
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Look at this. Accidents happen,
everyday, even here at the base.
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We are forced to send our pilots into
battle with only 200 hours of flight time.
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To expect skilled piloting
is a dream of the past.
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They can take off, and fly to the target
locations. That's about all...
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...we can ask from our current
cadre of pilots.
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This is absolutely unacceptable!
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No matter how bad things are, we can use
our brains to find a better solution.
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Please support my suicide-attack plan!
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Vice Director Onishi,
why are you silent?!
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The demand for suicide attacks
is getting more insistent.
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I believe that the Navy must make a
firm decision on how to proceed.
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Please give me your opinion.
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My opinion?
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Well... it'd be easy to order a suicide attack
if a plane was too damaged to return to base.
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But to deliberately launch
suicide attacks?
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There is no precedent for it in all the
long history of warfare around the world.
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I did not come here to debate tactics.
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I have come to inquire of the Navy's
decision about the SHO-1 operation.
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Are we going to implement
suicide attacks?
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I'm aware of the situation.
I'm aware of it. But...
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Let's say that we implement
this strategy.
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If it is a failure, the effect on military
morale will be catastrophic.
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We need the Combined Fleet's
opinion... yes...
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We can't decide anything until we hear
the Combined Fleet's opinion.
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The question is whether or not
we can maintain discipline...
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...if the tactic is employed.
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Am I correct to assume, then,
that the Combined Fleet...
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...is against the implementation
of suicide attacks?
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I am not saying that I am against it.
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Only that it needs more study.
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We have done all the research, based
on our earlier skip-bombing training.
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I believe you are already familiar with the
results, as presented in the report.
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Undeniably, the suicide attack
tactic is not palatable.
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But if we are going to bring calm
to the current maelstrom...
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...then someone... then some,
brave, someone must...
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...belt the cat. We need such courage
more than ever before.
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Chief. I implore you.
Please decide in its favor.
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I just finished the assignment ceremony
at the Imperial Court.
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I will be departing for the Philippines
tomorrow morning.
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Well done. Come, have a seat.
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An enemy B-29 has been spotted,
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heading north above Sagami Harbor...
Did it come from Saipan?
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An enemy B-29 has been spotted,
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heading north above Sagami Harbor...
Most likely.
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This war has turned out
just as you predicted.
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Like Yamamoto, you were opposed to the
Japan-Germany-Italy Tripartite Pact.
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You never took an aggressive stance,
even in the beginning of the war.
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You opposed the big battleships, instead
you championed the use of aircraft.
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You even advocated changing the Navy
emblem from the anchor to a propeller.
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Knowing this, it is cruel of us to send you
off to the Philippines so unceremoniously.
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But we need you to do this.
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For you are the only man who can do it.
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There is one thing that I want
you to understand.
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It's regarding the special attack tactic
that is currently being debated by the Navy.
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I want you to leave the decision on whether
to use it in the Philippines in my hands.
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Needless to say, I will take full responsibility
for the success or failure of the air mission.
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Is that acceptable?
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The enemy B-29 is still headed
north above Sagami Harbor.
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Although no other enemy airplanes have been
spotted, everyone must remain vigilant.
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Hey, the evening primrose is about to blossom.
Hurry up and come out here. Hurry.
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Come on, you're going to miss it.
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Yoshi-e, Yoshi-e.
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Hey, mother.
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Evening primrose again?
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Yeah... so you were listening?
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Couldn't help it, I could hear
you from across the street.
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We are grateful for your efforts.
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Thanks.
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Under different circumstances, I would've
been grateful for my promotion...
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...but this time it's as if His Majesty
has given me the dagger as well.
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I've finally found this. It's not a name
brand, but its sharpness is guaranteed.
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Please take it with you to the Philippines,
as a memento from me.
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You're going too, you know.
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What? I'm going to the
Philippines too?
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Yeah. You'll help us
construct an airfield.
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Good grief! I'm going from scrounging
to digging ditches?
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Driver will come for you at
06:00 tomorrow morning.
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Come back here, and don't be late.
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Good grief...
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Welcome.
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Ma'am, it looks like I'll never have time to
find a wife while I'm working for your man here.
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Look, it's about to bloom.
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It's blooming, it's blooming.
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The following morning, Onishi and his staff
departed from Tokyo and flew to Fukuoka.
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At Hakozaki Shrine, they prayed
for good fortune in war.
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Hey, Hiko-chan, when did you arrive?
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Last night. I went to Air Corps and
they said you guys were here.
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They told me to bring this to you.
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Read it for me.
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Yes.
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Looks like there was a massive air
strike on Okinawa this morning.
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All we know so far is that it was a large
B-29 formation that flew in from China.
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That's not right.
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What's not right?
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It's just a hunch, but they
didn't fly in from China.
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I think the attack was launched
from a fleet of carriers.
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And if that is the case...
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...then building new runways
will be a waste of time.
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Then what am I supposed to do?
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Wait in Shanghai with Yoshida.
Be ready to leave at any time.
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Yes sir, understood.
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Onishi's intuition was correct.
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General MacArthur's invasion force,
escorted by Admiral Halsey's fleet...
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...was headed straight
for the Philippines.
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"I have returned...
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"...with a colossal fleet of six
battleships, eighteen aircraft carriers...
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"...and 700 other vessels escorting
the flagship USS Nashville...
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"...carrying 174,000 elite US soldiers,
men who have defeated Nazi Germany...
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"...men who are the greatest warriors
the world has ever seen."
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"The ocean covered with our ships
as far as the eye can see...
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"...and it is with them that
I have returned to Leyte."
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"I have returned, indeed. I have returned."
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Facing this enemy horde was the First Air
Fleet, with only fifty operational aircraft.
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What's that vehicle doing here?
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It's got a general's flag. It can't
be Chief Onishi, can it?
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If that's Chief Onishi, then Commander
Yamamoto should be with him.
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He just arrived yesterday. I'm sure
he's busy making his social calls.
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Why would he ever come to a
godforsaken place like this?
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Chief!
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So what's it like here?
Everyone doing fine?
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Yes sir.
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The morale is very high.
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There's something I need
to discuss with you all.
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Why don't we... all go back to my inn?
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Yes sir.
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All of you know the true
state of the war...
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...and that if SHO-1 fails, all is lost.
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We must...
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...by whatever means, defeat the
enemy's seaborne forces.
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And in no more than a week...
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...we have to render the flight decks
of the enemy carriers useless.
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To accomplish this...
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...we will have to load each of our Zeros
with 250 kilos of explosives...
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...and send them on suicide-bombing attacks.
I don't believe there's any other way.
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What are your thoughts?
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Well?
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Well?
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I am only the Executive Officer
of our Air Corps.
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I cannot make such a decision
for the entire squadron.
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I must wait for Commander Yamamoto to return
from Manila, and see what he has to say.
228
00:28:21,266 --> 00:28:26,226
I have already met with Commander
Yamamoto in Manila.
229
00:28:28,039 --> 00:28:32,874
He said I should treat the words
of the Executive Officer...
230
00:28:32,977 --> 00:28:37,437
...as if they were his own, and that
he trusts in your decision.
231
00:28:46,891 --> 00:28:53,854
Chief. Please give me about 30
minutes to think about this.
232
00:28:59,904 --> 00:29:01,872
Excuse me.
233
00:29:14,452 --> 00:29:17,910
What it is, sir?
It's very late.
234
00:29:17,989 --> 00:29:19,581
Gather everyone in the 10th
squadron together.
235
00:29:19,758 --> 00:29:21,726
Yes sir.
236
00:29:22,494 --> 00:29:24,462
...So I'm waiting for...
237
00:29:50,588 --> 00:29:53,489
Is something wrong, sir?
238
00:29:57,629 --> 00:29:59,597
Coming in!
239
00:30:09,407 --> 00:30:11,375
Everyone's here, sir.
240
00:30:18,683 --> 00:30:23,347
Listen carefully. What
I'm about to tell you...
241
00:30:23,455 --> 00:30:26,424
...must never be discussed
outside of this room.
242
00:30:28,693 --> 00:30:33,494
Today, Commander-in-Chief
Onishi came to see me.
243
00:30:33,598 --> 00:30:36,192
He proposed launching
a suicide mission...
244
00:30:36,301 --> 00:30:39,270
...packing 250 kilos of explosives
into our Zeros.
245
00:30:41,406 --> 00:30:43,431
However...
246
00:30:43,541 --> 00:30:46,806
...I have not given him
my approval yet.
247
00:30:46,911 --> 00:30:49,243
First I want to hear...
248
00:30:49,347 --> 00:30:51,315
...your frank opinions.
249
00:31:05,463 --> 00:31:07,829
I will do it.
250
00:31:07,932 --> 00:31:10,400
Please let me do it, Executive Officer!
251
00:31:10,568 --> 00:31:12,001
I will go too!
252
00:31:12,170 --> 00:31:14,001
I will do it too!
253
00:31:14,172 --> 00:31:15,571
Me too!
254
00:31:15,740 --> 00:31:16,172
Me too!
255
00:31:16,341 --> 00:31:16,705
Me too!
256
00:31:16,875 --> 00:31:17,569
Me too!
257
00:31:17,742 --> 00:31:18,299
Me too!
258
00:31:18,476 --> 00:31:19,534
I will go too!
I will go too!
259
00:31:19,711 --> 00:31:21,679
Please let us!
260
00:31:24,516 --> 00:31:26,484
You really...
261
00:31:28,386 --> 00:31:30,217
...really want to do this?
262
00:31:31,556 --> 00:31:34,389
It's not a matter of wanting
to do it or not.
263
00:31:34,492 --> 00:31:40,453
All of us have been together since we were
your students at flight school in Matsuyama.
264
00:31:41,499 --> 00:31:43,467
And look at us now...
265
00:31:45,503 --> 00:31:49,462
At Tinian, Yap, and Palau...
266
00:31:51,009 --> 00:31:54,911
...two-thirds of our comrades have been
killed by those Yankee bastards.
267
00:31:57,715 --> 00:32:00,309
We have to avenge their deaths.
268
00:32:00,418 --> 00:32:01,976
Otherwise, we couldn't face
them in the next life.
269
00:32:02,153 --> 00:32:05,486
That's right. We're all going
to die eventually anyway.
270
00:32:05,590 --> 00:32:07,990
So we might as well crash ourselves
into an aircraft carrier.
271
00:32:08,159 --> 00:32:11,128
You'll see. I'll sink an
entire ship by myself!
272
00:32:12,997 --> 00:32:14,328
This is our chance for revenge!
273
00:32:14,432 --> 00:32:16,297
Everyone, let's do this!
274
00:32:16,467 --> 00:32:18,367
Yeah!
275
00:32:33,384 --> 00:32:34,018
Come in...
276
00:32:34,018 --> 00:32:35,986
Come in...
Entering...
277
00:32:40,925 --> 00:32:45,385
Reporting. The 201st Flying Corps...
278
00:32:45,496 --> 00:32:48,021
...has decided to carry out
the suicide attack.
279
00:33:02,313 --> 00:33:08,252
Regarding the attack planning, please leave
everything up to the 201st Flying Corps.
280
00:33:39,584 --> 00:33:44,146
I'm going to take a little nap. I suggest
you guys do the same.
281
00:33:45,290 --> 00:33:48,259
As you were...
As you were.
282
00:33:59,704 --> 00:34:03,105
Who's going to command
the attack force?
283
00:34:04,776 --> 00:34:09,179
I thought I'd let Seki do it.
284
00:34:10,548 --> 00:34:12,277
Seki Yukio?
285
00:34:12,450 --> 00:34:18,389
Yes... He was one of your students
at the Naval Academy, wasn't he?
286
00:34:19,490 --> 00:34:26,987
Yeah. So... Seki...
287
00:34:27,098 --> 00:34:29,066
Seki will do well.
288
00:34:52,290 --> 00:34:53,624
Come in...
289
00:34:53,624 --> 00:34:55,592
Come in...
Entering...
290
00:35:03,835 --> 00:35:05,803
Have a seat.
291
00:35:11,376 --> 00:35:13,344
Listen, Seki.
292
00:35:14,579 --> 00:35:20,108
The Chief came to see us today.
It was about SHO-1.
293
00:35:20,218 --> 00:35:23,881
As you know, Admiral Kurita will be
taking his fleet into Leyte Gulf.
294
00:35:23,988 --> 00:35:26,548
To ensure its success...
295
00:35:26,657 --> 00:35:30,889
...we're going to load our Zeros with 250 kilos
of explosives, and launch a suicide attack.
296
00:35:30,995 --> 00:35:34,954
Well, that's the Chief's plan.
297
00:35:37,101 --> 00:35:47,443
We want you to accept the white-feathered
arrow... and command the attack.
298
00:36:22,713 --> 00:36:25,682
Please allow me to do it.
299
00:36:29,153 --> 00:36:31,849
I see...
300
00:36:52,777 --> 00:36:54,078
Come in...
301
00:36:54,078 --> 00:36:56,046
Come in...
Entering...
302
00:37:03,588 --> 00:37:05,556
We have 24 pilots.
303
00:37:08,926 --> 00:37:11,724
We chose a Naval Academy graduate,
Seki, to command the assault.
304
00:37:17,668 --> 00:37:20,989
"Shinpu" as "Kamikaze" - religious meaning.
Executive Officer Tamai
305
00:37:21,014 --> 00:37:24,063
and I have chosen "Shinpu squadron."
306
00:37:46,731 --> 00:37:50,531
Japan is truly in danger.
307
00:37:51,335 --> 00:37:57,205
Who will rescue us from this danger?
Not the Ministry. Not the Generals.
308
00:37:57,308 --> 00:38:04,612
Not the Naval General Staff Secretary-General.
Not the Chiefs, like me.
309
00:38:04,715 --> 00:38:10,415
It's those who are pure of heart like
children, those who are brimming with energy.
310
00:38:10,521 --> 00:38:15,390
It's only the young who can save us.
311
00:38:16,427 --> 00:38:24,391
Therefore I, on behalf of our
entire nation, implore you.
312
00:38:27,471 --> 00:38:32,602
All of you are already gods.
313
00:38:33,444 --> 00:38:40,179
Since you are all Gods, you are free
from all desires, except one:
314
00:38:40,284 --> 00:38:51,559
The desire to know that your suicide
mission had not been in vain.
315
00:38:51,662 --> 00:38:59,569
However, all of you will be
sleeping for a long time.
316
00:38:59,670 --> 00:39:05,939
So you will not know the answer, and
there will be no way to let you know.
317
00:39:06,043 --> 00:39:13,142
But... I will take care of the rest.
318
00:39:13,251 --> 00:39:15,151
I will bear witness to the fruits
of your accomplishments...
319
00:39:15,253 --> 00:39:19,781
...and will not fail to personally
report them to His Majesty.
320
00:39:19,890 --> 00:39:28,855
And after that... I will come and
tell you what happened.
321
00:39:33,237 --> 00:39:38,834
Please... do your best!
322
00:40:21,419 --> 00:40:25,719
They've given us eight Zeros;
That's unusually generous.
323
00:40:25,890 --> 00:40:28,222
Yeah, I've got a bad feeling about
this. What's going on?
324
00:40:28,392 --> 00:40:31,884
I don't know. They just told us to bring
them here, so we followed orders.
325
00:40:32,830 --> 00:40:36,596
It's probably a gift from Chief-of-Staff
Onishi on occasion of his visit to Mabalacat.
326
00:40:37,234 --> 00:40:40,203
I see... I knew he'd be good to us.
327
00:40:46,444 --> 00:40:48,412
Come in.
328
00:40:55,353 --> 00:40:56,149
What is it?
329
00:40:56,320 --> 00:40:59,756
You won't be keeping me out of the
special attack force, will you?
330
00:41:00,424 --> 00:41:04,292
"Kisama:" roughly "bastard"; can be used both angrily
and affectionately. You bastard... so you know about it?
331
00:41:05,496 --> 00:41:09,227
The Flight Captain and
I are old comrades.
332
00:41:09,333 --> 00:41:15,568
Four planes were brought in today to Cebu
to be used in a suicide squadron.
333
00:41:15,673 --> 00:41:17,231
I'm assuming it's permissible
for me to go too.
334
00:41:22,012 --> 00:41:23,980
Thank you very much.
335
00:42:04,088 --> 00:42:09,219
I will eventuality fail...
336
00:42:09,326 --> 00:42:17,028
...into an ocean a thousand
fathoms deep.
337
00:42:17,134 --> 00:42:29,103
Flowers will bloom on the waves...
above my blue grave.
338
00:42:43,093 --> 00:42:46,028
Huh?! It's the Chief!
339
00:42:46,897 --> 00:42:49,866
As you were... as you were.
340
00:43:02,413 --> 00:43:04,381
All of you, sit down.
341
00:43:10,654 --> 00:43:11,455
Hey...
342
00:43:11,455 --> 00:43:11,755
Hey...
Yes sir.
343
00:43:11,755 --> 00:43:11,889
Yes sir.
344
00:43:11,889 --> 00:43:13,857
Let me have the canteen.
Yes sir.
345
00:43:22,199 --> 00:43:24,167
Let's drink together.
346
00:43:27,905 --> 00:43:29,873
Thank you, sir.
347
00:43:38,482 --> 00:43:39,717
What prefecture are you from?
348
00:43:39,717 --> 00:43:42,618
From Shizuoka, sir.
349
00:43:42,786 --> 00:43:46,347
Shizuoka? It's nice.
350
00:43:46,524 --> 00:43:48,492
Yes sir.
351
00:43:51,428 --> 00:43:53,521
We're counting on you.
352
00:43:53,697 --> 00:43:55,665
Yes sir.
353
00:43:58,102 --> 00:43:59,069
How about you?
354
00:43:59,236 --> 00:44:02,000
From Fukui, sir!
355
00:44:02,172 --> 00:44:03,265
Are your parents doing well?
356
00:44:03,269 --> 00:44:05,842
Yes sir.
357
00:44:11,148 --> 00:44:14,516
We're counting on you.
Yes sir.
358
00:44:15,986 --> 00:44:18,955
Enemy aircraft! Enemy aircraft!
359
00:44:42,179 --> 00:44:49,176
US Bombing raids continued relentlessly
for 19, 20, then 21 days.
360
00:45:32,029 --> 00:45:33,587
When will we ever launch our attack?
361
00:45:33,697 --> 00:45:37,963
I heard that reconnaissance managed
to locate the enemy carriers twice!
362
00:45:38,068 --> 00:45:40,036
How much longer must we wait?
363
00:45:40,204 --> 00:45:42,604
The Chief hasn't given the order yet.
364
00:45:42,706 --> 00:45:44,674
And besides, they're a long way away.
365
00:45:44,775 --> 00:45:48,074
I told him that I'm not letting you guys
go until we're absolutely sure.
366
00:45:48,178 --> 00:45:51,306
So hang in there. Hang in
there just a little longer.
367
00:45:51,482 --> 00:45:53,382
Shit!
368
00:45:54,852 --> 00:45:57,246
Seki...
Yes sir.
369
00:45:57,421 --> 00:46:00,356
Give me a memento,
something to remember you by.
370
00:46:00,524 --> 00:46:01,158
Huh?
371
00:46:01,158 --> 00:46:04,218
Huh?
It's not for me... the Chief insists.
372
00:46:11,769 --> 00:46:14,260
I understand.
373
00:46:15,105 --> 00:46:18,541
The US submarines Darter and Dace...
374
00:46:18,642 --> 00:46:25,741
...spotted the Japanese fleet off the
Palawan Passage, at dawn on October 23.
375
00:46:25,849 --> 00:46:30,445
Vice Admiral Kurita's armada was spearheaded
by the battleships Musashi and Yamato.
376
00:46:30,554 --> 00:46:36,493
They were the leading actors
on the stage of SHO-1.
377
00:46:36,593 --> 00:46:41,530
Decoy fleets were launched to lure
the enemy away from Leyte Gulf.
378
00:46:41,632 --> 00:46:45,329
Meanwhile, the battleships, with their
massive 46cm guns, crept towards Leyte Gulf.
379
00:46:45,436 --> 00:46:51,966
Their mission was to pulverize MacArthur's
100,000 men when they tried to invade.
380
00:47:02,853 --> 00:47:08,086
Periscope at 90° to port,
distance: 0-5-0!
381
00:47:08,692 --> 00:47:10,660
Ready the depth charges!
382
00:47:11,895 --> 00:47:13,863
Man your stations!
383
00:47:24,508 --> 00:47:31,846
And so, over three days, what may be the last
great fleet battle in history took place.
384
00:47:32,216 --> 00:47:37,552
Enemy attack, 135°, elevation 10°!
385
00:47:42,359 --> 00:47:45,795
235°, elevation 10°.
386
00:47:58,142 --> 00:48:00,110
Open fire!
387
00:48:34,378 --> 00:48:39,941
Fire! Fire!
Fire! Fire!
388
00:48:42,719 --> 00:48:46,280
Ten planes, 180°, fire, fire!
389
00:48:58,468 --> 00:49:00,993
Got him! Good shooting!
390
00:49:03,907 --> 00:49:06,307
Enemy planes!
391
00:49:06,476 --> 00:49:08,501
Enemy planes!
392
00:49:09,112 --> 00:49:12,343
90° right, elevation 20°!
393
00:49:16,253 --> 00:49:19,222
90°, elevation 20°!
394
00:49:28,599 --> 00:49:30,692
Fire!
395
00:50:08,305 --> 00:50:14,574
Assholes! Screw it! Now I'm
getting really pissed off!
396
00:50:30,694 --> 00:50:32,355
Gunny!
397
00:50:38,001 --> 00:50:39,969
Gunny!
398
00:50:46,310 --> 00:50:48,278
Shit!
399
00:51:25,048 --> 00:51:27,073
The Musashi received a death-blow.
400
00:51:40,430 --> 00:51:43,456
But the Musashi's death
was not in vain.
401
00:51:43,567 --> 00:51:47,628
Admiral Halsey, upon learning of the
Musashi's struggles on the Sibuyan Sea...
402
00:51:47,738 --> 00:51:51,139
...assumed that Kurita's fleet
had been devastated.
403
00:51:51,975 --> 00:52:00,383
Having spotted Ozawa's decoy fleet,
he next headed north to intercept them.
404
00:52:01,084 --> 00:52:07,648
The watchdog had been lured out of Leyte;
Japan's strategy was a splendid success.
405
00:52:10,594 --> 00:52:17,295
Target: enemy ships deployed off
the coast of Samal. Be careful.
406
00:52:17,401 --> 00:52:22,031
Synchronize watches to 7:00...
407
00:52:22,139 --> 00:52:24,733
Fifteen seconds...
408
00:52:24,841 --> 00:52:27,537
Ten seconds...
409
00:52:27,644 --> 00:52:30,306
Five seconds...
410
00:52:30,414 --> 00:52:32,405
Set!
411
00:52:34,351 --> 00:52:36,182
We're off.
412
00:53:08,785 --> 00:53:10,753
Let's go.
413
00:53:20,630 --> 00:53:23,599
Any comments? Just a comment, Captain Seki.
414
00:53:24,901 --> 00:53:29,929
Please don't make a big deal out of this.
It's normal for soldiers to die on the battlefield.
415
00:53:35,479 --> 00:53:39,438
Okay... I'm going to go die to protect my
wife, the person that I love the most.
416
00:57:25,108 --> 00:57:27,076
Entering!
417
00:57:30,146 --> 00:57:33,115
We've received a report about the Shinpu
Shikishima Squadron's mission!
418
00:58:17,060 --> 00:58:19,028
Report to Imperial Headquarters:
419
00:58:24,701 --> 00:58:30,435
October 25, 1944.
420
00:58:30,540 --> 00:58:37,503
At 10:45 AM, the Shinpu
Shikishima Squadron...
421
00:58:37,614 --> 00:58:47,046
...attacked an enemy fleet containing four aircraft
carriers 30nm north-east of Suluan island.
422
00:58:47,157 --> 00:58:50,126
The surprise attack was a success.
423
00:58:55,131 --> 00:59:04,938
Two planes struck an aircraft carrier.
It has been confirmed as sunk.
424
00:59:05,041 --> 00:59:12,846
One plane struck another aircraft
carrier, which is in flames.
425
00:59:12,949 --> 00:59:23,917
One plane struck a cruiser,
it has sunk. End.
426
00:59:26,963 --> 00:59:39,034
Make sure you write, "one plane struck,"
and "two planes struck." Do you understand?
427
00:59:39,142 --> 00:59:43,738
"One plane... two planes."
428
00:59:43,913 --> 00:59:45,881
Yes sir.
429
01:00:06,736 --> 01:00:13,266
Seizing their chance, the Japanese Navy
launched more suicide attacks.
430
01:01:14,971 --> 01:01:17,940
However, the chance for victory
had already come and gone.
431
01:01:19,442 --> 01:01:24,209
Misled by incorrect intelligence, Kurita's
fleet turned back as they neared Leyte Gulf...
432
01:01:24,314 --> 01:01:30,685
...and SHO-1 ended in failure.
The US gained momentum.
433
01:01:30,787 --> 01:01:34,245
They invaded Mindoro island, and
reconnoitered the main island of Luzon.
434
01:01:34,357 --> 01:01:38,123
Then early the next year,
on January 6th, 1945...
435
01:01:38,227 --> 01:01:41,663
...the last five planes of the 20th Flying
Corps, from Kongo Squadron, took to the air.
436
01:01:41,764 --> 01:01:47,725
With no more planes in the Philippines,
Onishi and his men became ground troops.
437
01:01:49,439 --> 01:01:51,737
Enemy planes attacking!
Everyone take cover!
438
01:01:52,008 --> 01:01:57,708
Take cover! Take cover!
439
01:01:59,616 --> 01:02:01,584
Take cover!
440
01:02:19,168 --> 01:02:23,104
Chief! You have to get down!
441
01:02:34,717 --> 01:02:37,686
Chief! Why did you do that?
442
01:02:39,422 --> 01:02:47,887
Well... I was just observing
the enemy planes.
443
01:02:47,997 --> 01:02:49,794
Please don't be so rash.
444
01:02:49,966 --> 01:02:51,934
I know, I know...
445
01:02:56,039 --> 01:02:59,008
Chief. We have orders from
the Combined Fleet.
446
01:03:02,912 --> 01:03:08,851
What do they want me to do now?
There's nothing left to be done.
447
01:03:09,018 --> 01:03:13,978
You've been ordered to move
your headquarters to Taiwan.
448
01:03:15,258 --> 01:03:16,589
What?
449
01:03:16,759 --> 01:03:19,728
The order is effective as
of the 8th. That's today.
450
01:03:43,419 --> 01:03:46,388
Not yet...
451
01:03:47,623 --> 01:03:50,592
it is not yet time for me to die.
452
01:03:55,631 --> 01:03:57,599
Attention!
453
01:04:03,639 --> 01:04:08,599
Attention!
454
01:04:14,217 --> 01:04:16,185
Fall in!
455
01:04:25,128 --> 01:04:28,097
Chief, please wait.
456
01:04:30,800 --> 01:04:34,361
Please stay with us in the Philippines.
457
01:04:34,537 --> 01:04:36,505
Commander Sata!
458
01:04:39,142 --> 01:04:44,910
It is only because you have been our
commander, Chief... Chief Onishi...
459
01:04:45,014 --> 01:04:50,577
...that we have all gladly endured
the hardships of this war.
460
01:04:50,686 --> 01:04:52,586
Can you acknowledge it?
461
01:04:55,291 --> 01:05:00,786
If so, please stay. I ask you
on behalf of the entire unit.
462
01:05:00,897 --> 01:05:06,858
Stay in the Philippines, and fight
the enemy with us, once again.
463
01:05:09,806 --> 01:05:11,774
I cannot.
464
01:05:12,975 --> 01:05:14,943
Why not?!
465
01:05:19,282 --> 01:05:21,250
Please understand.
466
01:05:28,157 --> 01:05:34,995
If you're going to forsake us, then
I am bold enough to say, Chief...
467
01:05:35,097 --> 01:05:37,065
...that you are a coward!
468
01:05:41,904 --> 01:05:45,863
That's right. You are a coward!
469
01:05:50,513 --> 01:05:55,644
You sent the special attack
forces on their missions.
470
01:05:55,751 --> 01:06:02,020
You stood on the ground in the
Philippines and saw them off.
471
01:06:02,124 --> 01:06:09,087
But now, you're going to leave?
I don't understand it!
472
01:06:10,967 --> 01:06:17,930
Chief. Chief Onishi!
You are a coward!
473
01:06:20,743 --> 01:06:22,711
You fool!
474
01:06:29,185 --> 01:06:31,153
You...
475
01:06:33,890 --> 01:06:35,858
...fool.
476
01:06:38,628 --> 01:06:41,597
You can't fight a war with
that kind of mentality.
477
01:07:11,160 --> 01:07:18,293
Considering the current state of the war, with
the enemy in control of the Philippines...
478
01:07:18,401 --> 01:07:27,673
...their forces are fast approaching
the shores of Japan.
479
01:07:27,777 --> 01:07:31,338
Their air-raids on the mainland are
intensifying with each passing day...
480
01:07:31,447 --> 01:07:34,007
...while our ability to wage war
is in every way reduced...
481
01:07:34,116 --> 01:07:37,643
...and our ally Germany
is similarly beset.
482
01:07:37,753 --> 01:07:41,553
We must admit that our situation
is most precarious.
483
01:07:42,325 --> 01:07:48,821
However, the real war is yet to begin.
484
01:07:48,931 --> 01:07:51,456
The enemy is growing weaker.
485
01:07:51,567 --> 01:07:58,336
Now all Japanese must become special
attack warriors, endure a long war...
486
01:07:58,441 --> 01:08:03,902
...and find every means at our disposal to
kill as many of the enemy as possible.
487
01:08:04,013 --> 01:08:08,006
Then the Americans, who fear the loss
of their lives, will be defeated.
488
01:08:08,651 --> 01:08:14,612
This is the path we must follow
to achieve a glorious victory.
489
01:08:17,793 --> 01:08:24,961
In a battle on land, it is impossible for
one man to kill a hundred enemies...
490
01:08:25,067 --> 01:08:33,031
...but our flying corps is able to kill a ship
and hundreds of its men with a single plane.
491
01:08:34,677 --> 01:08:39,637
We can fight a fight that
is worth dying for.
492
01:08:42,551 --> 01:08:45,987
Victory or defeat is determined
in the final battle.
493
01:08:46,088 --> 01:08:52,550
Even if we are defeated 99 times, if we win
the final battle, then we are the winners.
494
01:08:52,661 --> 01:08:58,622
If we can win that final battle, America
will consider peace with Japan.
495
01:09:00,636 --> 01:09:07,599
The war will be a draw.
And a draw is a win for Japan.
496
01:09:08,577 --> 01:09:13,173
We might not call it a victory,
but it won't be a defeat, either!
497
01:09:14,817 --> 01:09:20,778
The deployment of you fine men of
the Shinpu Special Attack Force...
498
01:09:21,924 --> 01:09:28,659
...ensures that even if the impossible
happens and we lose the war...
499
01:09:28,764 --> 01:09:32,165
...Japan will not be vanquished.
500
01:09:33,202 --> 01:09:39,300
Our strength of will and
lofty spirit are ideals...
501
01:09:39,408 --> 01:09:43,071
...that demonstrate our superiority
over the white man.
502
01:09:43,179 --> 01:09:47,980
But, if defeated without demonstrating
such character...
503
01:09:48,084 --> 01:09:53,989
...Japan would truly be a ruined
nation, a people without hope.
504
01:09:55,858 --> 01:10:03,492
Death is not our goal.
But let us be willing to die...
505
01:10:04,033 --> 01:10:11,997
...so that we can kill the enemy more effectively.
Choose the most valuable way to die!
506
01:10:23,352 --> 01:10:31,054
I know it's short notice, but could you talk
to the suicide troops about the homeland?
507
01:10:31,227 --> 01:10:34,196
The homeland is in shambles
from air-raids.
508
01:10:36,198 --> 01:10:38,792
I can't tell them the truth.
509
01:10:38,901 --> 01:10:44,862
And I can't lie to those who are
about to die. I can't do that.
510
01:10:47,243 --> 01:10:54,740
Please... if there is any way
you can encourage them.
511
01:10:54,850 --> 01:10:57,614
I myself have nothing to say.
512
01:11:09,431 --> 01:11:11,092
I understand.
513
01:11:16,939 --> 01:11:19,032
I'm counting on you.
514
01:11:19,175 --> 01:11:31,485
Though we are not related in blood and flesh,
we still get along, and never want to part.
515
01:11:44,200 --> 01:11:47,169
Chief... How are things back home?
516
01:11:48,304 --> 01:11:51,273
I hear they've been hit
with a lot of air-raids.
517
01:11:53,142 --> 01:11:58,102
You guys are about to go on a mission, so I
won't lie to you. I'll be honest with you.
518
01:12:00,149 --> 01:12:04,108
It's true that it's just as bad back home
as it is here on the front lines.
519
01:12:07,089 --> 01:12:15,519
But everyone takes heart, knowing that you
men are unleashing the Divine Wind.
520
01:12:15,698 --> 01:12:21,227
That's too much. Please don't tell the people
back home exaggerated stories about us.
521
01:12:21,337 --> 01:12:26,900
After all, we're in a war; it's going to be
a good death no matter where we die.
522
01:12:27,076 --> 01:12:33,948
But... for who are you all
willing to die so calmly?
523
01:12:34,049 --> 01:12:40,955
Is it for your country? Or is it
for His Majesty the Emperor?
524
01:12:41,123 --> 01:12:45,025
We don't need to make a fancy statement
with our deaths. Right, guys?
525
01:12:45,194 --> 01:12:48,459
I guess I could say I'm going
to go die for the old man.
526
01:12:50,833 --> 01:12:52,001
Admiral Onishi?
527
01:12:52,001 --> 01:12:57,166
Admiral Onishi?
Yeah. He wants to die too, you know.
528
01:12:57,273 --> 01:13:04,475
But we can't let him die.
We have to go before he does.
529
01:13:04,580 --> 01:13:08,710
But please, don't tell the
old man what I said.
530
01:13:18,761 --> 01:13:20,729
Understood.
531
01:13:24,667 --> 01:13:26,635
Hurry up!
532
01:13:30,139 --> 01:13:32,664
Hurry, hurry, please hurry up!
533
01:13:32,841 --> 01:13:36,800
The Special Attack Force can't take off
if the enemy planes come. Faster!
534
01:13:38,981 --> 01:13:44,419
Boss, this is my flight-bento, please
give it to someone who's hungry.
535
01:13:44,586 --> 01:13:46,383
That's for you to eat.
536
01:13:46,555 --> 01:13:51,515
If I get full I'll get sleepy. Then who
knows, I might miss the enemy.
537
01:13:53,929 --> 01:13:55,897
We're waiting for the runway.
538
01:13:58,600 --> 01:14:01,569
What kind of bento do the Special
Attack Forces get?
539
01:14:10,012 --> 01:14:11,536
So that's the last meal.
540
01:14:31,367 --> 01:14:35,997
Originally, the Special Attack Forces
were Rear Admiral Onishi's...
541
01:14:36,105 --> 01:14:41,065
...last-ditch tactic, to be used
only in a dire emergency.
542
01:14:41,176 --> 01:14:44,077
But upon learning how effective it was,
Imperial HQ changed its position...
543
01:14:44,179 --> 01:14:51,278
...and ordered all units to make suicide
attacks whenever possible.
544
01:15:35,664 --> 01:15:39,623
Nobody will understand.
545
01:15:42,471 --> 01:15:45,440
About what?
546
01:15:48,710 --> 01:15:55,878
The... suicide attacks...
547
01:15:55,984 --> 01:15:58,953
...violate every rule of leadership.
548
01:16:08,797 --> 01:16:14,963
"Even after my coffin is buried,
my reputation will be unsettled."
549
01:16:15,070 --> 01:16:20,098
"Even after a hundred years
I will not be understood."
550
01:16:49,338 --> 01:16:51,306
Chief...
551
01:16:56,378 --> 01:16:58,346
Chief...
552
01:17:09,958 --> 01:17:11,926
Let's get going.
553
01:17:29,511 --> 01:17:33,504
In this way, suicide missions
became official policy...
554
01:17:34,249 --> 01:17:39,687
...and the lives of hastily-trained volunteers
were expended as if they were bullets.
555
01:17:40,255 --> 01:17:46,353
Furthermore, suicide missions became less and
less effective as the US adapted to the tactic.
556
01:17:46,461 --> 01:17:50,522
Target-hitting accuracy, which
was 80% in the Leyte gulf...
557
01:17:50,632 --> 01:17:54,864
...dropped to 50% in Okinawa.
558
01:17:54,970 --> 01:18:01,500
Onishi's greatest fear became reality.
Of the men who were ordered to die...
559
01:18:01,610 --> 01:18:05,273
...more than a few rebelled and refused
to participate in special attacks.
560
01:18:05,380 --> 01:18:11,046
Blame, criticism, and vilification was heaped
upon the father of the special attacks.
561
01:18:11,153 --> 01:18:14,122
Onishi had to bear it, all alone.
562
01:18:49,625 --> 01:18:56,360
Japan's do-or-die counterattacks could not
stop the US march towards the homeland.
563
01:18:56,565 --> 01:19:02,026
Large formations of B29s flew almost every
day from bases in the Mariana islands...
564
01:19:02,137 --> 01:19:07,598
...indiscriminately fire-bombing cities,
large and small, all over Japan.
565
01:19:15,884 --> 01:19:25,691
Eighty-one cities were razed, 2,400,000
houses burned, and 240,000 civilians killed.
566
01:19:26,228 --> 01:19:30,460
It was up to the elite aviators of the 302nd
Air Corps squadron of Atsugi Air Base...
567
01:19:30,565 --> 01:19:35,332
...men tempered in the skies above Rabaul,
commanded by Captain Kozono Yasuna...
568
01:19:35,437 --> 01:19:42,138
...to rise to meet the overwhelming US
forces and protect the Tokyo area.
569
01:23:32,340 --> 01:23:38,176
Hey, one B shot down, confirmed.
Report it for me.
570
01:23:38,947 --> 01:23:41,848
I'm gonna shoot down two
or three more. Hurry!
571
01:23:42,017 --> 01:23:43,746
Yes sir!
572
01:23:43,852 --> 01:23:46,487
Hurry!
Yes.
573
01:24:02,337 --> 01:24:05,898
Slow... slow... stop.
574
01:24:06,074 --> 01:24:07,439
I'll turn it around.
575
01:24:07,609 --> 01:24:10,407
Hey Kaida. My plane's
wing-tank's been hit.
576
01:24:10,512 --> 01:24:13,072
We can't fill it up.
Let me use your plane.
577
01:24:13,214 --> 01:24:17,150
Divisional Captain, please tend to
ground affairs, I'll go do the rest.
578
01:24:17,319 --> 01:24:19,787
Don't get cocky, you're not
that good. Now get out!
579
01:24:19,888 --> 01:24:21,014
I mustn't!
580
01:24:21,189 --> 01:24:23,157
Out you get!
581
01:24:24,492 --> 01:24:29,259
Divisional Captain, you can't borrow
it for free. I'll bill you later.
582
01:24:29,431 --> 01:24:33,390
Fine, we'll have a shogi duel when
I return, so go set up the board.
583
01:26:31,286 --> 01:26:33,481
What did you find out?
584
01:26:34,456 --> 01:26:39,894
Um... We just got word from the Air Defense
Command Post in Yokosuka.
585
01:26:42,330 --> 01:26:45,299
He crashed in Hodogaya.
586
01:26:47,969 --> 01:26:50,904
Who's got custody of the body?
587
01:26:51,072 --> 01:26:53,973
The Third Mechanics Unit is getting him.
588
01:26:56,778 --> 01:26:59,975
You stay here! I'll go check on it!
589
01:27:00,148 --> 01:27:00,615
Kaida!
590
01:27:00,615 --> 01:27:02,583
Kaida!
Hey!
591
01:27:26,674 --> 01:27:28,642
Stop!
592
01:28:39,514 --> 01:28:44,474
Stand down! The ammo's exploding
from the heat. Let's wait a while!
593
01:28:52,994 --> 01:28:56,953
It's like Captain Arai's ghost is here.
594
01:29:10,545 --> 01:29:12,513
Kaida.
595
01:29:14,115 --> 01:29:18,074
I'm sorry. Please pardon me.
596
01:29:20,321 --> 01:29:25,349
It should have been me,
not the Divisional Captain.
597
01:29:25,526 --> 01:29:27,494
Come with me.
598
01:29:50,518 --> 01:29:53,009
You jackass!
599
01:29:53,921 --> 01:30:00,759
It wasn't you that I hit. I hit the God of
Death that's following you around.
600
01:30:00,862 --> 01:30:08,598
The God of Death stays close to weepy
guys. You can't do your duty like that.
601
01:30:08,703 --> 01:30:14,733
The 302nd Air Corps is not a suicide squad.
As long as we're alive, we fight the enemy.
602
01:30:14,842 --> 01:30:22,806
That's our duty. Think hard about how
much the people are counting on us.
603
01:30:24,585 --> 01:30:27,554
You can't afford to cry.
604
01:30:50,745 --> 01:30:53,377
Nakai...
Sir!
605
01:30:53,548 --> 01:30:59,214
Don't offer that sake to the dead.
Let Kaida drink it instead.
606
01:30:59,387 --> 01:31:01,355
Yes sir, I will.
607
01:31:16,704 --> 01:31:18,672
Back to work!
608
01:33:11,156 --> 01:33:16,753
In May, 1945, the First Air Fleet
in Taiwan was disbanded.
609
01:33:16,862 --> 01:33:19,456
Vice Admiral Onishi was appointed Vice
Director of the Naval General Staff...
610
01:33:19,564 --> 01:33:23,523
...and ordered home.
611
01:33:34,079 --> 01:33:36,946
Welcome home.
612
01:33:43,889 --> 01:33:46,289
It burned down very nicely.
613
01:33:48,760 --> 01:33:54,255
I'm so sorry I couldn't
rescue our things.
614
01:33:54,433 --> 01:33:56,264
Where's mother?
615
01:33:56,435 --> 01:34:01,202
She was evacuated to Shimonida in Gunma.
616
01:34:01,373 --> 01:34:03,500
Were you living here all by yourself?
617
01:34:03,675 --> 01:34:10,774
No... my relatives, the Chi'iras, have been
letting me stay with them at night.
618
01:34:10,882 --> 01:34:14,648
I just spend my days here...
619
01:34:14,753 --> 01:34:19,713
...to make sure you could find
the house when you return.
620
01:34:23,395 --> 01:34:28,560
I've wandered here and there,
truly, I've been lost.
621
01:34:28,733 --> 01:34:33,432
It's short notice, but the Vice Director must
present himself at the Imperial Court...
622
01:34:33,538 --> 01:34:35,699
...so could you please prepare
his dress uniform?
623
01:34:35,874 --> 01:34:43,906
Oh no. It's been burnt. Had I thought of it,
I would've run out of the house wearing it.
624
01:34:44,082 --> 01:34:47,017
I see.
625
01:34:47,118 --> 01:34:50,087
I'll see if I can borrow one
from somewhere.
626
01:34:51,189 --> 01:34:52,918
Alright... please do.
627
01:34:53,091 --> 01:34:55,059
Yes sir.
628
01:34:58,563 --> 01:35:00,531
Good job.
629
01:35:04,269 --> 01:35:06,794
I'll make some tea.
630
01:35:06,972 --> 01:35:08,940
Yeah.
631
01:35:30,795 --> 01:35:32,763
Oh... Onishi.
632
01:35:35,767 --> 01:35:38,736
Thank you for all your efforts.
633
01:35:42,240 --> 01:35:45,641
Everyone, my apologies to you all.
634
01:35:45,744 --> 01:35:51,114
Your homes of many years are in ashes,
and it's all the fault of us soldiers.
635
01:35:51,216 --> 01:35:56,176
I sincerely apologize. Please
find a way to forgive me.
636
01:36:07,866 --> 01:36:13,827
I only have a little to share, but...
637
01:36:13,939 --> 01:36:15,133
Rock candy!
638
01:36:15,307 --> 01:36:17,537
Here you go.
639
01:36:17,709 --> 01:36:19,677
Thank you.
640
01:36:29,220 --> 01:36:31,188
Here.
641
01:36:33,692 --> 01:36:35,626
Here.
642
01:36:35,794 --> 01:36:38,262
Thank you very much.
643
01:36:38,430 --> 01:36:40,523
Thank you very much.
644
01:36:40,699 --> 01:36:42,132
Here, Missus.
645
01:36:42,300 --> 01:36:44,268
Thank you very much.
646
01:36:46,538 --> 01:36:48,506
Here's a present for you.
647
01:37:08,126 --> 01:37:11,095
I can't say that it flatters me.
648
01:37:13,732 --> 01:37:17,793
I can't let the ladies see me like this.
But since it's just the Emperor, who cares?
649
01:37:17,969 --> 01:37:22,929
You look like you've lost some weight.
650
01:37:26,111 --> 01:37:29,672
My countenance has become ugly.
651
01:37:29,781 --> 01:37:35,014
This outfit makes me look like Kiratsune
has become a Vice Admiral.
652
01:37:41,760 --> 01:37:44,854
Where will your next official
residence be?
653
01:37:45,030 --> 01:37:46,622
Nanpeidai, in Shibuya.
654
01:37:46,798 --> 01:37:49,767
Would it be alright for
me to stay there?
655
01:37:54,773 --> 01:38:03,738
You can stay wherever you want.
But not there, not when we're at war.
656
01:38:05,483 --> 01:38:11,854
There are people, parents and children,
struggling to survive.
657
01:38:11,956 --> 01:38:17,451
The suicide warriors went to their deaths
without even knowing family-life.
658
01:38:23,835 --> 01:38:27,396
How then can I enjoy married life?
659
01:38:27,572 --> 01:38:29,563
Yes.
660
01:38:32,277 --> 01:38:39,843
I shook hands with them, with these hands,
and sent them off on suicide missions.
661
01:38:39,951 --> 01:38:42,749
Six hundred and fourteen young men.
662
01:38:45,857 --> 01:38:49,816
Six hundred and fourteen of them...
663
01:38:54,332 --> 01:38:59,736
Meanwhile, the war in Europe
was drawing to an end.
664
01:38:59,838 --> 01:39:05,936
In September of the previous year, Italy, an
ally of Japan, was conquered by the Allies...
665
01:39:06,044 --> 01:39:10,845
...and the fascist dictator Mussolini
was executed by partisans.
666
01:39:12,150 --> 01:39:17,281
In May of the same year, Germany fell under
the onslaught of the Russian Army...
667
01:39:17,455 --> 01:39:22,222
...and the Nazi Fuhrer Hitler
committed suicide.
668
01:39:22,327 --> 01:39:28,459
In this way, Japan found itself catastrophically
isolated, with the entire world as its enemy.
669
01:39:29,234 --> 01:39:34,433
The Army believes that if we had
2,000 special attack planes...
670
01:39:34,539 --> 01:39:39,772
...we could devastate the enemy
invasion force at sea.
671
01:39:39,878 --> 01:39:43,211
But is there any solid
data to confirm this?
672
01:39:43,381 --> 01:39:45,542
Yes sir.
673
01:39:45,650 --> 01:39:50,713
We have results from experiments at Takeyama
Air Base, based on the Vice Director's idea.
674
01:39:50,822 --> 01:39:55,725
If you look at the data and photos,
they will speak for themselves.
675
01:39:55,827 --> 01:39:58,557
Using model No: 25 and No: 50 bombs...
676
01:39:58,663 --> 01:40:02,861
...we tested the effects on the armor used
by enemy aircraft carriers and battleships.
677
01:40:02,967 --> 01:40:08,599
We rammed the explosives into the targets at
the appropriate speed, and the results show...
678
01:40:08,706 --> 01:40:12,142
...that only transport ships could be sunk;
The heavier ships could survive the hits.
679
01:40:16,648 --> 01:40:19,617
Vice Admiral, what is your point of view?
680
01:40:20,819 --> 01:40:22,787
Yes.
681
01:40:24,122 --> 01:40:27,455
Though we can't sink them...
682
01:40:27,559 --> 01:40:36,365
...it's possible to crush their morale
with continuous suicide attacks.
683
01:40:36,467 --> 01:40:40,198
The US military calculates their estimated
losses for each operation.
684
01:40:40,305 --> 01:40:43,672
When their losses exceed this estimate,
they scrap the mission.
685
01:40:43,775 --> 01:40:48,712
That's been their pattern up until now.
686
01:40:48,813 --> 01:40:54,581
We don't know what they estimate their
losses on a mainland invasion will be...
687
01:40:54,686 --> 01:41:02,457
...but if we unrelentingly employ special
attacks, we may convince them to cancel it.
688
01:41:02,560 --> 01:41:07,554
But they will respond by increasing
their control over our airspace.
689
01:41:07,665 --> 01:41:11,567
Our planes would be destroyed as soon
as they arrive at our airfields...
690
01:41:11,669 --> 01:41:16,470
...before they could depart on
special attack missions.
691
01:41:16,574 --> 01:41:19,702
Strategies based on suicide
tactics are unrealistic.
692
01:41:20,311 --> 01:41:23,644
I admit that what you say is well
within the realm of possibility.
693
01:41:23,748 --> 01:41:28,742
Hence, my belief is that we should not
wait for the enemy to make its move.
694
01:41:28,853 --> 01:41:37,625
We must regain control of our airspace
with bold and aggressive attacks.
695
01:41:37,729 --> 01:41:41,688
Regarding this issue, I will have
Divisional Director Terai explain our plan.
696
01:41:44,435 --> 01:41:47,097
Yes sir.
697
01:41:47,205 --> 01:41:51,699
We propose a ground special attack on the
enemy air bases on Saipan and Tinian...
698
01:41:51,809 --> 01:41:58,271
...aimed at destroying enemy
planes such as the B29s.
699
01:41:58,383 --> 01:42:04,185
On a moonlit night, we land airborne troops
using the enemy's own runways.
700
01:42:04,289 --> 01:42:09,693
They will then use mines to
destroy the target planes.
701
01:42:09,794 --> 01:42:14,822
We have already begun combat training for
the mission at Matsushima Air Base.
702
01:42:14,933 --> 01:42:20,337
We already have several factories
working on perfecting the mines.
703
01:42:20,805 --> 01:42:24,502
When can we launch the attack?
704
01:42:25,276 --> 01:42:29,212
Based on the lunar phase and the training
progress of the troops to be deployed...
705
01:42:29,314 --> 01:42:31,282
...our goal is early August.
706
01:42:34,819 --> 01:42:40,724
How can you avoid enemy
anti-aircraft fire?
707
01:42:40,892 --> 01:42:45,124
If we shadow an enemy squadron as it
returns from a raid on the mainland...
708
01:42:45,229 --> 01:42:50,496
...we believe that it's possible to arrive
at the targets with minimum casualties.
709
01:42:50,601 --> 01:42:54,833
Vice Director, regarding this issue, we have a
plea from the training unit at Matsushima...
710
01:42:54,939 --> 01:42:59,876
...to try out their swords on American POWs
in preparation for hand-to-hand combat.
711
01:42:59,978 --> 01:43:02,446
What should we do?
712
01:43:09,554 --> 01:43:14,287
Such a plea, from those who are willing
to sacrifice their lives on a mission...
713
01:43:14,392 --> 01:43:17,452
...cannot be coldly denied.
714
01:43:17,628 --> 01:43:22,361
I am absolutely opposed! We cannot
kill defenseless prisoners of war.
715
01:43:22,467 --> 01:43:24,435
It would be inhumane!
716
01:43:25,803 --> 01:43:32,675
If news of this were to leak to the US
military, it would fuel their morale and rage!
717
01:43:32,777 --> 01:43:37,908
Look at what happened to Italy and
Germany after they were defeated.
718
01:43:38,016 --> 01:43:43,113
We would be accused of war crimes. We would
be getting ourselves into grave trouble.
719
01:43:44,155 --> 01:43:48,717
His Highness Prince Takamatsu
is present at this meeting.
720
01:43:48,826 --> 01:43:53,889
Vice Director, are you saying that it would
be acceptable to implicate His Highness?
721
01:43:54,065 --> 01:43:59,025
First Divisional Director, is that the
way you should speak to me?
722
01:44:03,908 --> 01:44:05,876
I apologize.
723
01:44:08,746 --> 01:44:12,648
Not only will His Highness have
to bear the responsibility...
724
01:44:12,750 --> 01:44:14,718
...everyone in the military
will be held accountable.
725
01:44:18,523 --> 01:44:23,517
However, the First Divisional Director's
views may have some merit.
726
01:44:23,628 --> 01:44:27,496
So we shall reconsider this
matter at a later time.
727
01:44:27,598 --> 01:44:34,094
However, it is defeatist to even discuss
post-war considerations at this time!
728
01:44:37,275 --> 01:44:47,082
I am willing to bet everything on a single
battle, no matter what our situation might be.
729
01:44:47,185 --> 01:44:51,144
And that final battle is the only one that
we absolutely cannot afford to lose.
730
01:44:53,357 --> 01:44:58,317
Winning that battle is the only parting gift
we can give those who have gone before us.
731
01:45:00,465 --> 01:45:03,798
Perhaps some of you have
already given up...
732
01:45:03,901 --> 01:45:07,769
...believing calculations on paper that we
are outnumbered, and that we cannot prevail.
733
01:45:07,872 --> 01:45:11,035
But we must never give in!
734
01:45:11,142 --> 01:45:16,978
We must be thoroughly committed
to this war; never forget that!
735
01:45:17,148 --> 01:45:22,108
Vice Director! You are out of line.
736
01:45:25,189 --> 01:45:29,523
As for the mission proposed by the Vice
Director, continue the preparations.
737
01:45:29,627 --> 01:45:31,595
Today's council is hereby adjourned.
738
01:45:41,506 --> 01:45:43,474
Minister...
739
01:46:01,692 --> 01:46:04,820
Uncle. It's been a long time.
740
01:46:04,996 --> 01:46:07,965
So you're back.
741
01:46:11,669 --> 01:46:18,131
We got a telegram saying to come back at
once. We flew directly from Shanghai.
742
01:46:18,242 --> 01:46:20,210
What is the occasion?
743
01:46:23,381 --> 01:46:25,076
It's copper. Copper.
744
01:46:25,249 --> 01:46:27,217
Copper?
745
01:46:28,619 --> 01:46:34,319
The torpedoes used for special sea attacks
have been duds. Upon investigation...
746
01:46:34,425 --> 01:46:38,384
...it was because aluminum was
used for the main fuse.
747
01:46:39,630 --> 01:46:43,031
We don't have enough copper
to make the electrical circuits.
748
01:46:43,134 --> 01:46:49,232
We asked Headquarters, but they could
only give us 1/16 of the needed amount.
749
01:46:49,340 --> 01:46:55,301
We can't just send the young men of the
suicide forces out to die in vain. Any ideas?
750
01:46:57,381 --> 01:46:58,279
It's Yamashita, entering.
751
01:46:58,449 --> 01:47:00,417
Yeah.
752
01:47:05,823 --> 01:47:09,486
Ah...
753
01:47:09,594 --> 01:47:11,562
Thanks.
754
01:47:14,298 --> 01:47:19,258
Copper... you can find
it all over the place.
755
01:47:21,105 --> 01:47:27,510
Wherever a bomb's hit, you can find electric
lines buried everywhere in the rubble.
756
01:47:27,612 --> 01:47:30,513
Copper electric lines are 99% pure.
757
01:47:32,583 --> 01:47:36,542
If we dug them up, we could salvage
a considerable amount.
758
01:47:39,557 --> 01:47:44,654
I see. In that case,
get on it immediately.
759
01:47:45,096 --> 01:47:49,760
Acknowledged.
760
01:47:49,867 --> 01:47:52,358
By the way, old man...
761
01:47:52,470 --> 01:47:54,438
...the citizens are exhausted.
762
01:47:56,407 --> 01:48:02,368
If the war is going to continue, then
something drastic needs to be done.
763
01:48:04,715 --> 01:48:08,207
His Majesty the Emperor must
directly lead the nation.
764
01:48:08,319 --> 01:48:12,278
He must live in the same way as the citizens
and the soldiers, and fight along with them.
765
01:48:14,225 --> 01:48:20,892
Even the Meiji Emperor went to Hiroshima
during the Russo-Japanese War.
766
01:48:20,998 --> 01:48:26,959
We're all suffering, and yet His Majesty
stays cloistered in the Imperial Palace?
767
01:48:29,473 --> 01:48:31,202
Don't say such things.
768
01:48:34,945 --> 01:48:36,845
Yes sir.
769
01:48:54,298 --> 01:48:56,596
That's not copper! It's no good. Next!
770
01:48:56,767 --> 01:48:58,735
Hey, hey... why don't you
give her something.
771
01:49:00,738 --> 01:49:02,603
Okay.
772
01:49:02,773 --> 01:49:07,335
If you need more workers, you could
get some prisoners released.
773
01:49:07,445 --> 01:49:09,242
I'll put them to good use, you'll see.
774
01:49:09,413 --> 01:49:11,472
That's a good idea.
775
01:49:11,582 --> 01:49:16,679
Anyway, Mr. Seki-ne, your assistance with
the transportation has been very helpful.
776
01:49:16,787 --> 01:49:19,381
As a result, I won't let His
Excellency Onishi down.
777
01:49:19,757 --> 01:49:24,126
Even a gambler such as myself can contribute
to his country. I'm grateful for the chance.
778
01:49:24,228 --> 01:49:31,031
But look, Mr. Kodama. if the Navy needs
help from gamblers, the future isn't rosy.
779
01:49:33,003 --> 01:49:35,528
It's only the citizens who are suffering.
780
01:49:35,639 --> 01:49:39,541
Government administrators and senior
statesmen aren't suffering at all.
781
01:49:39,643 --> 01:49:42,612
That's the problem.
782
01:49:45,116 --> 01:49:48,381
Could you use something like this?
783
01:49:53,724 --> 01:49:59,663
That's a fine Kan'non statue. Young lady,
you should take good care of it.
784
01:49:59,830 --> 01:50:06,167
This is the last of my family's things.
Please use it to make ammunition or whatever you need.
785
01:50:06,270 --> 01:50:08,738
Please.
786
01:50:08,906 --> 01:50:14,674
Young lady, keep the statue. We'll weigh
your good intentions instead.
787
01:50:14,845 --> 01:50:20,010
I don't want any money.
But how is the war going?
788
01:50:20,184 --> 01:50:23,517
Don't worry. The war will end soon.
789
01:50:23,687 --> 01:50:26,656
It'll end, while we're losing?
790
01:50:32,530 --> 01:50:39,663
You people... you are all men! How
could you speak so irresponsibly?
791
01:50:39,770 --> 01:50:45,731
What have we all been fighting for?!
792
01:50:48,612 --> 01:50:51,581
I may be a woman,
but even I want revenge...
793
01:50:57,788 --> 01:51:04,751
Young lady, we're sorry. He only said
that because he felt bad for you.
794
01:51:06,230 --> 01:51:13,466
Not one of us accepts the idea of losing
the war. I intend to die before it is over.
795
01:51:13,571 --> 01:51:15,539
Please believe in us.
796
01:51:20,377 --> 01:51:22,345
Take cover!
Take cover!
797
01:51:31,388 --> 01:51:34,357
Damn you bastards...
come down here!
798
01:51:39,196 --> 01:51:40,891
Mr. Seki-ne! Are you okay?
799
01:51:41,065 --> 01:51:42,191
Are you hit?
800
01:51:42,366 --> 01:51:49,169
Man, what a surprise.
My balls have shrunk!
801
01:51:49,273 --> 01:51:52,242
If it's broken, my woman will cry.
802
01:51:58,349 --> 01:52:03,582
He's worried about his balls at a time like
this. The guy's got nerves of steel!
803
01:52:03,754 --> 01:52:06,689
Hey boss. If you're so worried,
why don't you stroke it and see?
804
01:52:07,491 --> 01:52:09,459
Yeah.
805
01:52:11,362 --> 01:52:14,331
Oh. It's fine!
806
01:52:19,036 --> 01:52:24,906
Meanwhile, day by day, Japan's economy
was nearing collapse.
807
01:52:25,009 --> 01:52:27,569
Not only was the nation running
out of war machines and fuel...
808
01:52:27,678 --> 01:52:31,273
...but even saltpeter, a key ingredient
of gunpowder, was in short supply.
809
01:52:31,382 --> 01:52:37,343
The necessities of life were available
only in the black-market.
810
01:52:37,454 --> 01:52:43,654
Fearing that this ruinous state of affairs
would soon result in a descent into anarchy...
811
01:52:43,928 --> 01:52:46,055
...senior statesmen such
as Kono-e Fumimaro...
812
01:52:46,163 --> 01:52:50,896
...made appeals to the Emperor,
and maneuvered to end the war.
813
01:52:52,269 --> 01:52:57,969
Prime Minister Suzuki, supported by Foreign
Minister Togo and Navy Minister Yonai...
814
01:52:58,075 --> 01:53:05,004
...asked the Soviet Union, which was neutral
towards Japan, to act as an intermediary...
815
01:53:05,115 --> 01:53:08,278
...but instead, the Soviet Union declared
it was abrogating their treaty.
816
01:53:08,652 --> 01:53:11,314
Soviet diplomatic responses
were uniformly vague.
817
01:53:11,488 --> 01:53:20,487
Meanwhile, the military authorities assumed
that an invasion would precede any peace.
818
01:53:20,698 --> 01:53:26,159
However, the resources available
to mount a defense...
819
01:53:26,270 --> 01:53:29,171
...could only be described
as pitifully inadequate.
820
01:53:29,673 --> 01:53:36,772
At the time, these were the weapons
provided to the citizen's militia.
821
01:53:37,648 --> 01:53:41,607
Have a look. He's an example of the
reservists assigned to our unit.
822
01:53:43,320 --> 01:53:51,125
These folks don't have full uniforms.
We have neither guns nor swords for them.
823
01:53:51,228 --> 01:53:57,394
They have no changes of clothes,
so their underwear is infested with lice.
824
01:53:57,501 --> 01:54:03,133
All they've been eating are daikon-
radish leaves and potato vines.
825
01:54:03,240 --> 01:54:06,300
They're falling down sick left and right
from malnutrition and sleep-deprivation.
826
01:54:06,410 --> 01:54:10,642
This is the fact of the matter.
827
01:54:10,748 --> 01:54:18,621
Chief of Staff... are you going to order
these people to fight the Americans?
828
01:54:18,722 --> 01:54:22,681
Navy Headquarters ordered the
activation of the reservists.
829
01:54:22,793 --> 01:54:26,251
Those orders specified what they should be
paid and how they should be equipped.
830
01:54:26,363 --> 01:54:27,853
What else can we do?
831
01:54:28,499 --> 01:54:31,593
Kozono. I truly understand
what you are saying.
832
01:54:31,702 --> 01:54:34,603
However, we need you all
to endure a little longer.
833
01:54:34,705 --> 01:54:37,435
The enemy will soon land
here on the mainland.
834
01:54:37,541 --> 01:54:41,341
At this time, we're preparing
for a decisive battle.
835
01:54:41,445 --> 01:54:46,382
We've increased production, and we're
stockpiling equipment and provisions.
836
01:54:46,483 --> 01:54:50,351
No matter what Headquarters
says, when the time comes...
837
01:54:50,454 --> 01:54:55,756
...I will personally make sure you
get everything you need.
838
01:54:55,859 --> 01:55:02,822
Your troops are essential to me. Believe
in sure victory, and tough it out for now.
839
01:55:05,169 --> 01:55:07,228
Entering.
840
01:55:13,177 --> 01:55:15,338
Commander Kozono.
Atsugi called.
841
01:55:15,446 --> 01:55:18,142
Navy General Staff Vice Director Onishi
has gone there to inspect the base.
842
01:55:18,315 --> 01:55:21,113
Oh, that's right. Nakai.
843
01:55:21,285 --> 01:55:22,149
Yes sir.
844
01:55:22,319 --> 01:55:24,947
I'm flying out from Takeyama,
go get me a plane.
845
01:55:25,122 --> 01:55:27,090
Yes sir.
846
01:55:28,926 --> 01:55:34,887
It's been chilled at 3,000 meters,
so it should be a suitable temperature.
847
01:55:39,169 --> 01:55:42,229
Let's give it a try.
848
01:55:54,485 --> 01:56:00,515
It's nicely chilled. Atsugi's definitely
the place for beer.
849
01:56:00,691 --> 01:56:08,655
Come here for a drink anytime. But I also
want you to hear what I've got to say.
850
01:56:11,535 --> 01:56:18,839
Your Kagoshima accent's going
to turn our beer bitter.
851
01:56:19,009 --> 01:56:21,807
Sorry everyone, but could you
please give us some privacy?
852
01:56:21,979 --> 01:56:23,947
Yes sir.
853
01:56:35,959 --> 01:56:42,194
Guy who came back from Shanghai told me that
there's a rumor floating around there...
854
01:56:42,299 --> 01:56:50,263
...that the Japanese government is asking the
Soviets to mediate for us. Is this true?
855
01:56:59,183 --> 01:57:04,246
I don't have all the facts,
but it's probably true.
856
01:57:04,354 --> 01:57:08,120
They're not even considering
continuing the war.
857
01:57:08,225 --> 01:57:11,820
What are the top brass panicking about?
858
01:57:11,929 --> 01:57:17,526
And what happens when our men,
who risk their lives every day, learn of this?
859
01:57:17,634 --> 01:57:19,602
They might revolt!
860
01:57:23,674 --> 01:57:26,643
I went to the port depot
to argue my case.
861
01:57:26,743 --> 01:57:30,873
But when it comes to properly using
the reservists, and war strategy...
862
01:57:30,981 --> 01:57:33,950
...the old guard aren't
giving it their all.
863
01:57:35,118 --> 01:57:39,953
We'll never win the war with
such flaky leadership.
864
01:57:40,057 --> 01:57:48,192
Vice Director Onishi, let me tell you face
to face. I'm against suicide attacks.
865
01:57:48,298 --> 01:57:53,964
It's not a path to sure victory.
Isn't it a path to sure defeat?
866
01:57:54,071 --> 01:58:04,276
If every person from the Navy, Army, and the
nation fights with everything they've got...
867
01:58:04,381 --> 01:58:07,942
...we could win, without having
to resort to suicide attacks.
868
01:58:08,051 --> 01:58:12,545
That's the only path we've
got toward peace.
869
01:58:26,436 --> 01:58:30,031
It's as you say.
870
01:58:30,140 --> 01:58:34,099
The young men are the only ones who
are seriously fighting the Americans.
871
01:58:35,812 --> 01:58:42,149
Certainly, it's possible that suicide attacks
might not have been the path to victory.
872
01:58:42,252 --> 01:58:49,215
However, if we weren't so totally committed,
our country couldn't rise to the challenge.
873
01:58:52,896 --> 01:59:01,099
If we fight on to the bitter end, our true
character will be revealed to all.
874
01:59:01,204 --> 01:59:05,607
The people will truly understand
what it means to be Japanese.
875
01:59:05,709 --> 01:59:12,672
Only then can we be sure that the next
generation will follow the right path.
876
01:59:14,217 --> 01:59:21,180
If we agree to peace now, the nation of Japan
will have learned nothing from this war.
877
01:59:24,361 --> 01:59:29,355
The young men making suicide attacks
are sacrifices for this cause.
878
01:59:29,533 --> 01:59:37,030
Yes sir, it is as you say, Vice Director.
I've overstepped my bounds.
879
01:59:37,140 --> 01:59:39,108
Please forgive me.
880
01:59:43,613 --> 01:59:48,380
No... I understand your point of view.
881
01:59:48,485 --> 01:59:54,446
The time will probably come when I'll be needing
your help. Until then, look after yourself.
882
01:59:56,193 --> 02:00:00,152
Soldiers must do their very best within
the confines of military law.
883
02:00:02,032 --> 02:00:07,197
If you step outside that, you'll only
bring misfortune upon yourself.
884
02:00:07,371 --> 02:00:15,335
Yes sir. I, Kozono, am yours
to command, Vice Director.
885
02:00:49,980 --> 02:00:50,469
Hey...
886
02:00:50,647 --> 02:00:51,875
Yes sir.
887
02:00:52,049 --> 02:00:53,516
Is that Kaida's mistress?
888
02:00:53,683 --> 02:00:56,652
No, she's been his fiancee
since his school days.
889
02:01:01,825 --> 02:01:03,952
Yes sir.
890
02:01:18,408 --> 02:01:23,107
Your hair's grown longer since
the last time I saw you.
891
02:01:24,581 --> 02:01:28,381
Come on, do guys really pay that
much attention to such details?
892
02:01:28,552 --> 02:01:33,512
Of course. Because each time I
see you could be the very last.
893
02:01:34,424 --> 02:01:37,484
Hey, foxy.
894
02:01:37,661 --> 02:01:40,459
This is what you call "a swan
in a garbage dump"?
895
02:01:40,630 --> 02:01:45,932
Kaida, this is inexcusable! Why didn't you
tell us that you've got such a fine wife?
896
02:01:46,103 --> 02:01:51,302
Hey, slow down. She's not my wife.
897
02:01:51,408 --> 02:01:54,536
She's the younger sister of a friend from
middle school. Show some respect.
898
02:01:55,112 --> 02:01:58,309
No excuses. Enough with
your little tryst here.
899
02:01:58,415 --> 02:02:00,645
Let's go to the gun-room and have
a grand reception. Right?
900
02:02:00,817 --> 02:02:02,409
Come on, escort her.
901
02:02:02,586 --> 02:02:03,848
Please, this way.
902
02:02:04,020 --> 02:02:04,782
Mr. Yoshinori?
903
02:02:04,955 --> 02:02:06,354
Come on, come on.
904
02:02:06,523 --> 02:02:08,491
You've been captured by riff-raff.
905
02:02:10,327 --> 02:02:10,986
Please, come in.
906
02:02:11,161 --> 02:02:13,288
Please.
907
02:02:13,463 --> 02:02:15,988
Come in.
908
02:02:16,166 --> 02:02:17,565
Here, please come in, Missus.
909
02:02:17,734 --> 02:02:19,702
Please.
910
02:02:19,870 --> 02:02:23,135
Now Missus, this is where you sit.
911
02:02:23,240 --> 02:02:25,606
Hey Kaida! You come and sit right here.
912
02:02:25,775 --> 02:02:27,743
Hurry up!
913
02:02:30,480 --> 02:02:34,314
Leave us alone. We don't
want all this fun.
914
02:02:34,484 --> 02:02:39,387
Endure it. We'll leave you alone
after the wedding party.
915
02:02:39,556 --> 02:02:43,925
Wedding party? Quit kidding around.
916
02:02:44,094 --> 02:02:49,464
We're not kidding.
This is for real! Listen up.
917
02:02:49,566 --> 02:02:53,093
You and Miss Terumi absolutely
must get married!
918
02:02:53,203 --> 02:02:56,366
So, with that in mind, look at this.
919
02:03:00,210 --> 02:03:02,804
Cut the crap!
920
02:03:02,913 --> 02:03:08,408
You're making light of
a big life-decision.
921
02:03:08,585 --> 02:03:14,148
But you two are seeing each other, hoping
that you'll eventually get married, right?
922
02:03:14,324 --> 02:03:17,293
I won't get married while
I'm a fighter pilot.
923
02:03:18,795 --> 02:03:25,758
Think about it. What'll happen
to her after I die?
924
02:03:28,071 --> 02:03:36,445
She's only 20. She'll be a widow at
20. It's cruel to even think about it.
925
02:03:36,680 --> 02:03:39,376
So what if you're a fighter pilot,
it doesn't mean you're going to die!
926
02:03:39,549 --> 02:03:45,385
Love is a moment by moment thing. You're
a hypocrite to worry about the future!
927
02:03:45,555 --> 02:03:47,352
Stop your meddling!
This is private!
928
02:03:47,524 --> 02:03:53,485
Hey Missus. No matter what he says, would
you at least accept our good wishes?
929
02:03:55,031 --> 02:03:57,397
It's fine by me...
930
02:03:57,500 --> 02:04:01,732
Miss Terumi, what are you saying?
931
02:04:01,905 --> 02:04:08,868
Okay then, we're on. The shrine is small,
but it'll still be a Shinto wedding.
932
02:04:08,979 --> 02:04:10,446
Everyone, let us be solemn!
933
02:04:10,614 --> 02:04:12,582
Okay, sit down!
934
02:04:20,423 --> 02:04:28,262
Okay, for this couple: Navy First Lieutenant
Kaida Yoshinori and Sada Terumi...
935
02:04:28,365 --> 02:04:32,324
...we shall hold a temporary
wedding reception.
936
02:04:33,536 --> 02:04:37,495
We can't quite do the traditional three exchanges
of nuptial cups, so please bear with us.
937
02:04:44,547 --> 02:04:48,074
What kind of look is that?!
Get over yourself already!
938
02:04:48,251 --> 02:04:51,220
Come on, Missus. You've got
to look happier than that.
939
02:05:09,105 --> 02:05:11,073
Go ahead, Missus.
940
02:05:59,656 --> 02:06:03,752
Silver wings in formation...
941
02:06:03,860 --> 02:06:12,097
At the front lines in the South...
942
02:06:12,202 --> 02:06:16,070
...vigilant sea-eagles guard.
943
02:06:16,172 --> 02:06:24,045
We are the ammunition of flesh
that destroys enemy forces.
944
02:06:24,147 --> 02:06:31,986
We are the glorious Rabaul Air Corps...
945
02:06:32,088 --> 02:06:40,086
Our Navy spirit burns with bravado.
946
02:06:40,196 --> 02:06:47,967
To the South, we see the shining sun.
947
02:06:48,171 --> 02:06:51,274
We defeat the enemy in the clouds...
948
02:06:51,274 --> 02:06:53,276
Mission accomplished.
We defeat the enemy in the clouds...
949
02:06:53,276 --> 02:06:54,577
...And on the waves.
Good.
950
02:06:56,112 --> 02:07:03,314
We are the glorious Rabaul Air Corps.
951
02:07:03,453 --> 02:07:06,415
(Onishi is writing down the names
of dead special attack soldiers)
952
02:08:02,645 --> 02:08:08,709
Chief. The enemy has landed at Leyte;
They're consolidating their position.
953
02:08:08,885 --> 02:08:12,218
Shouldn't we stop launching
suicide missions now?
954
02:08:15,325 --> 02:08:24,358
The Grumman's are pounding our airfields.
If we engage them, we get shot down.
955
02:08:24,467 --> 02:08:29,063
We're short on equipment, and the
skill-level of our current pilots...
956
02:08:29,172 --> 02:08:38,080
...makes them easy prey for the enemy.
They're pitiful. Just pitiful.
957
02:08:38,181 --> 02:08:46,145
As a leader, it's one of my duties to find
beautiful ways for my men to die.
958
02:08:46,256 --> 02:08:48,656
We will continue the attacks.
959
02:08:48,758 --> 02:08:55,163
I believe that this shows the love
we have for our young men.
960
02:09:57,493 --> 02:10:02,453
Hey... Listen up.
961
02:10:05,168 --> 02:10:09,127
I'm not going to kill you.
I'm letting you go.
962
02:10:12,642 --> 02:10:18,842
So fly to my mom on my behalf. Okay?
963
02:10:18,948 --> 02:10:21,644
I'm asking this of you.
964
02:10:21,818 --> 02:10:27,779
Pilots assemble!
Pilots assemble!
965
02:10:45,775 --> 02:10:51,941
"My dearest mother. I, Tsuyoshi,
am finally going off to fight.
966
02:10:52,048 --> 02:10:58,578
"I have only one regret... that I must
leave my warm and loving mother...
967
02:10:59,956 --> 02:11:03,289
"...without repaying the
great debt I owe her.
968
02:11:03,393 --> 02:11:09,525
"Please only praise me for sacrificing
my life for the sake of the Empire.
969
02:11:09,699 --> 02:11:11,667
"My dearest mother...
970
02:11:12,902 --> 02:11:17,771
"Though I, Tsuyoshi will die, my spirit
will continue to endeavor for the Empire.
971
02:11:20,443 --> 02:11:26,848
"Please do not grieve for me. I, Tsuyoshi,
am happy to be part of this glorious act.
972
02:11:26,949 --> 02:11:29,918
"This is what a warrior lives for!
973
02:11:30,019 --> 02:11:38,358
"My dearest mother... Please
live a long and happy life.
974
02:11:38,461 --> 02:11:43,262
"I, Tsuyoshi, will embrace your
photograph in my heart.
975
02:11:43,366 --> 02:11:47,359
"And thus! And thus will
I die a worthy death!
976
02:11:47,470 --> 02:11:49,438
"-Day of attack: Tsuyoshi."
977
02:14:00,636 --> 02:14:03,070
This is Tsuchida, entering.
978
02:14:03,239 --> 02:14:05,207
Alright, come in.
979
02:14:07,176 --> 02:14:10,145
Vice Director, Boss Kodama
is on the telephone.
980
02:14:24,827 --> 02:14:28,490
Yes. Connect me...
981
02:14:28,598 --> 02:14:30,122
Hello. It's me.
982
02:14:30,800 --> 02:14:35,760
We got some important information,
so I'm calling to let you know.
983
02:14:37,306 --> 02:14:42,141
The Soviet Union is finally massing
troops in Russian-Manchuria.
984
02:14:42,245 --> 02:14:44,645
Supposedly there's over
a million of them.
985
02:14:44,747 --> 02:14:50,583
In addition, they aren't equipped
for winter operations.
986
02:14:50,686 --> 02:14:59,390
Because of this, a faction in the Army
has decided to support peace...
987
02:14:59,495 --> 02:15:04,489
...at tomorrow's Supreme War
Guidance Conference.
988
02:15:04,600 --> 02:15:09,469
It seems to be Yonai's faction
that's pushing for this.
989
02:15:11,540 --> 02:15:15,499
I see. Thanks.
990
02:15:34,163 --> 02:15:38,532
June, 1945. The Soviet Union
has conquered Germany.
991
02:15:38,634 --> 02:15:42,035
Using over 1.5 million troops,
4,900 fighter planes...
992
02:15:42,138 --> 02:15:47,508
...and 3,700 tanks, they launched their
invasion of Russian-Manchuria.
993
02:15:47,610 --> 02:15:53,947
At the secret Yalta conference, the US promised
Sakhalin island and the Kuriles to Russia...
994
02:15:54,050 --> 02:15:58,783
...in return for declaring
war on Japan.
995
02:16:00,022 --> 02:16:05,483
Thus the Soviet Union, which was waiting
for the perfect moment to declare war...
996
02:16:05,594 --> 02:16:10,725
...delayed acting on the request to help
negotiate a peace agreement...
997
02:16:10,833 --> 02:16:14,064
...that had been advocated by Former Foreign
Ambassador Hirota and Ambassador Sato.
998
02:16:29,986 --> 02:16:32,955
Please wait until we are graced by
the presence of His Majesty.
999
02:16:51,273 --> 02:16:55,505
Cabinet Minister, I have come
to make a request.
1000
02:16:55,611 --> 02:17:03,814
Please advise His Majesty to never, to never,
adopt a path to peace. I implore you.
1001
02:17:03,986 --> 02:17:08,013
Mr. Onishi. You are not authorized
to enter this room.
1002
02:17:08,190 --> 02:17:12,752
Japan will win. We shall assuredly win.
1003
02:17:12,862 --> 02:17:19,028
Another 20 million special attackers, just
20 million more, would guarantee victory!
1004
02:17:19,168 --> 02:17:20,726
Get out.
1005
02:17:20,903 --> 02:17:26,671
If we all, as a group,
put our heads together...
1006
02:17:26,776 --> 02:17:31,406
...we shall, without a doubt, develop
a new plan. I too will think on this.
1007
02:17:31,514 --> 02:17:33,709
Please give us some time.
1008
02:17:33,883 --> 02:17:35,510
GET OUT!
1009
02:17:35,684 --> 02:17:37,914
Mr. Yonai...
1010
02:17:38,020 --> 02:17:45,927
Though Mr. Onishi isn't a member of the cabinet,
I believe he has a right to express his opinion.
1011
02:17:46,028 --> 02:17:53,662
In the time before the Emperor arrives,
why don't we hear what he's got to say?
1012
02:18:01,210 --> 02:18:03,178
Mr. Toyoda...
1013
02:18:07,983 --> 02:18:10,850
Come with us.
1014
02:18:22,198 --> 02:18:24,166
Mr. Onishi...
1015
02:18:26,235 --> 02:18:30,569
if you've got something to say, then speak
privately to me, the Cabinet Minister.
1016
02:18:30,673 --> 02:18:34,632
It's most imprudent of you
to come barging in here.
1017
02:18:35,878 --> 02:18:38,312
What did you bring that sword for?
1018
02:18:38,414 --> 02:18:40,382
What's that sword doing here?!
1019
02:18:43,919 --> 02:18:46,888
How dare you come to the
palace looking like that!
1020
02:18:49,992 --> 02:18:55,055
Vice Director Onishi. Apologize
for your insolence.
1021
02:18:55,164 --> 02:18:58,133
Then say what you want to say.
1022
02:19:06,642 --> 02:19:08,610
Please pardon me.
1023
02:19:11,747 --> 02:19:19,313
I... merely... want the Cabinet
Minister to reconsider.
1024
02:19:24,059 --> 02:19:26,027
Let me be frank with you.
1025
02:19:29,298 --> 02:19:33,496
The decision to make peace... has
been made by His Majesty.
1026
02:19:35,304 --> 02:19:38,000
It's not that I don't understand
your perspective.
1027
02:19:38,107 --> 02:19:41,907
But I will not allow you to interfere
in political matters.
1028
02:19:42,077 --> 02:19:45,205
I am well aware of that.
1029
02:19:45,314 --> 02:19:47,475
However, Cabinet Minister...
1030
02:19:47,583 --> 02:19:52,782
To honor the heroic souls of the thousands
who have fallen on the field of battle...
1031
02:19:52,888 --> 02:19:57,325
...at the very least... let peace
come after a victory.
1032
02:19:58,527 --> 02:20:02,395
To placate the souls of heroes,
we launch suicide attacks.
1033
02:20:02,498 --> 02:20:07,458
And to placate those new heroic souls,
we would have to launch even more.
1034
02:20:10,372 --> 02:20:14,331
It would be an endless cycle...
of death and destruction.
1035
02:20:16,011 --> 02:20:19,344
But we must still do it.
1036
02:20:19,448 --> 02:20:24,715
It is not a matter of how many die.
What I am talking about is spirit.
1037
02:20:26,188 --> 02:20:32,093
We must honor the spirit of the Japanese people,
who have shed so much blood, to the very end.
1038
02:20:33,562 --> 02:20:36,531
War is waged in the real world!
1039
02:20:39,501 --> 02:20:43,437
Spiritual arguments...
1040
02:20:43,539 --> 02:20:46,508
...cannot intrude on the conduct
of international politics.
1041
02:20:48,644 --> 02:20:51,374
Even now...
1042
02:20:51,480 --> 02:20:53,971
...in one region of the country...
1043
02:20:54,083 --> 02:20:57,450
...there are reports of starvation
and chaos.
1044
02:20:57,553 --> 02:21:00,886
How do you expect us to fight on?
1045
02:21:00,990 --> 02:21:03,618
I arranged for you to join
the Naval General Staff...
1046
02:21:03,726 --> 02:21:06,695
...because I believed you
were a pragmatic man.
1047
02:21:08,530 --> 02:21:12,057
But perhaps my judgment was wrong.
1048
02:21:12,835 --> 02:21:14,803
Cabinet Minister...
1049
02:21:16,872 --> 02:21:22,833
We all knew that this war was an impossible
one, even before we started it.
1050
02:21:24,480 --> 02:21:29,383
We all knew that our steel production and
oil supplies were inferior to America's.
1051
02:21:31,453 --> 02:21:37,119
The premise of the war was illogical, and
now we're trying to resolve it logically.
1052
02:21:37,226 --> 02:21:40,195
It's a betrayal to the people
of the nation.
1053
02:21:43,065 --> 02:21:44,692
Furthermore...
1054
02:21:44,800 --> 02:21:48,998
...in the constitution set down
by the Meiji Emperor...
1055
02:21:49,104 --> 02:21:54,064
...and in military law, the word
"surrender" does not appear.
1056
02:21:55,978 --> 02:21:58,879
Our front-line soldiers fought to
the last man believing in that.
1057
02:21:58,981 --> 02:22:02,940
They chose the path of suicide over
the shame of being taken captive.
1058
02:22:04,486 --> 02:22:10,914
If the Imperial decision
is to choose peace...
1059
02:22:11,026 --> 02:22:17,955
...it would betray the souls of the
generals and soldiers who died in battle.
1060
02:22:18,067 --> 02:22:22,470
You are urging... His Majesty
to take the wrong path.
1061
02:22:22,638 --> 02:22:29,305
Do you desire the death and destruction of
the hundred-million people of our nation?
1062
02:22:29,478 --> 02:22:32,447
I am speaking of our accountability
as a nation.
1063
02:22:37,419 --> 02:22:39,387
Of course, the living are important.
1064
02:22:40,923 --> 02:22:43,892
But we also must think of the souls
of those who have died.
1065
02:22:43,992 --> 02:22:49,362
Otherwise we shirk our
national responsibility.
1066
02:22:49,465 --> 02:22:51,592
Cabinet Minister...
1067
02:22:51,700 --> 02:22:54,567
...do you feel nothing...
1068
02:22:54,670 --> 02:22:57,104
...towards the souls of the
special attackers?!
1069
02:22:57,272 --> 02:22:59,240
Such insolence!
1070
02:23:00,409 --> 02:23:04,277
I, as Cabinet Minister...
1071
02:23:04,380 --> 02:23:07,349
...do not let my personal feelings
affect political decisions!
1072
02:23:14,156 --> 02:23:17,125
Cabinet Minister... Director...
please take your seats.
1073
02:23:40,582 --> 02:23:46,020
The government's decision to seek peace
was decided upon in that meeting.
1074
02:23:46,121 --> 02:23:47,884
But it was already too late.
1075
02:23:47,990 --> 02:23:54,486
As Ambassador Sato waited,
the Soviet leaders continued to stall.
1076
02:23:54,596 --> 02:23:58,191
In the meantime, on July 16, the Potsdam
Declaration, an ultimatum to Japan...
1077
02:23:58,300 --> 02:24:03,294
...was drawn up by the leaders of
the US, Great Britain, and China.
1078
02:24:03,572 --> 02:24:10,944
That same day, the US detonated the world's
first atomic bomb in a desert in New Mexico.
1079
02:24:11,046 --> 02:24:13,571
As they no longer needed Soviet
participation in the war...
1080
02:24:13,682 --> 02:24:16,412
...they wanted complete control
over Japanese territory.
1081
02:24:16,518 --> 02:24:21,478
The Soviets sought to occupy Manchuria,
Hokkaido, and the Kurile islands.
1082
02:24:21,723 --> 02:24:26,092
Their struggle for control of the corpse
of the Japanese Empire...
1083
02:24:26,195 --> 02:24:30,097
...was the opening battle in
the US and Soviet Cold War.
1084
02:24:30,199 --> 02:24:35,000
The Potsdam Declaration, which demanded
Japan's unconditional surrender...
1085
02:24:35,103 --> 02:24:40,735
...was announced on July 26th by
the US, Great Britain, and China.
1086
02:24:40,843 --> 02:24:45,303
Meanwhile, the government, still hoping
for Soviet mediation on Japan's behalf...
1087
02:24:45,414 --> 02:24:49,043
...had to placate extremists such
as Vice Admiral Onishi...
1088
02:24:49,151 --> 02:24:53,611
...and so the Prime Minister declared that
the Potsdam Declaration would be "ignored."
1089
02:24:54,623 --> 02:24:58,115
But the Americans wanted Japan to surrender
before the Soviets entered the war...
1090
02:24:58,227 --> 02:25:03,722
...so they unilaterally interpreted
"ignore" to mean rejection.
1091
02:25:04,066 --> 02:25:12,303
They immediately launched a B29 from
Tinian island to drop the atomic bomb.
1092
02:25:36,231 --> 02:25:41,498
As soon as they learned that the Americans had
dropped an atomic bomb, the Soviet Union...
1093
02:25:41,603 --> 02:25:46,768
...immediately declared war on Japan,
and invaded Manchuria.
1094
02:25:47,743 --> 02:25:50,735
The Soviet entry into the war meant that
the Americans needed to force Japan...
1095
02:25:51,380 --> 02:25:57,080
...to immediately surrender, and so the
atomic bomb was used a second time.
1096
02:25:57,786 --> 02:26:01,517
As there was now no hope of negotiating
a peace, early on August 9th...
1097
02:26:01,623 --> 02:26:07,255
...the Emperor informed the government
that he had decided to accept...
1098
02:26:07,362 --> 02:26:11,264
...the Potsdam Declaration, and the government
immediately sent a telegram to the Allies...
1099
02:26:11,366 --> 02:26:14,358
...acknowledging their acceptance
of unconditional surrender.
1100
02:26:14,836 --> 02:26:19,466
"The order to cease fire...
the order to disarm...
1101
02:26:19,575 --> 02:26:24,376
"These despicable orders are an
attempt to destroy the Emperor!"
1102
02:26:24,479 --> 02:26:26,947
"Having lost faith in assured victory...
1103
02:26:27,049 --> 02:26:33,010
"...the government and the senior officers
have committed high treason...
1104
02:26:33,121 --> 02:26:37,683
"...and have therefore forfeited their
authority to give us orders."
1105
02:26:37,793 --> 02:26:43,493
"Therefore, we hereby declare that we will
reject any and all of their commands!"
1106
02:26:43,665 --> 02:26:46,794
You bastard!
"Japan is God's..."
1107
02:26:48,003 --> 02:26:51,131
Did you actually send that
telegram to all the bases?
1108
02:26:51,306 --> 02:26:58,610
Of course. The Army Command Center in Shiba,
Commander Koga of the submarine forces...
1109
02:26:58,714 --> 02:27:01,308
...the Army Air Corps in Tokorozawa
and Sayama...
1110
02:27:01,416 --> 02:27:06,547
...and Major Masuda's tank force
have responded positively.
1111
02:27:06,722 --> 02:27:12,854
This is absurd. This is a declaration of
a coup d'état. Come to your senses!
1112
02:27:13,629 --> 02:27:18,589
Chief... From what you have
said, I believe that...
1113
02:27:18,700 --> 02:27:23,933
...you are absolutely opposed to accepting
the Potsdam Declaration.
1114
02:27:24,039 --> 02:27:28,203
All of us here at Yokosuka should take
this opportunity to stand together...
1115
02:27:28,310 --> 02:27:31,973
...and declare to the government that
we will resolutely continue the war!
1116
02:27:32,147 --> 02:27:34,980
Kozono, calm down!
1117
02:27:35,150 --> 02:27:40,782
The Emperor has made his decision.
It's our duty to obey Imperial commands.
1118
02:27:40,956 --> 02:27:43,925
It is you who has to think calmly.
1119
02:27:45,527 --> 02:27:50,464
Surrendering is a sinister plot hatched
by the Emperor's aides!
1120
02:27:50,632 --> 02:27:51,433
Not true!
1121
02:27:51,433 --> 02:27:54,129
Not true! Our "statesmen"
are selling the country out!
1122
02:27:54,302 --> 02:27:57,032
Kozono...
1123
02:27:59,975 --> 02:28:06,005
His Majesty has said that he can no longer
bear to see his people suffer.
1124
02:28:06,114 --> 02:28:10,813
We have three months of rice.
We're out of fuel.
1125
02:28:10,919 --> 02:28:13,444
The production of planes
has ground to a halt.
1126
02:28:13,555 --> 02:28:16,991
Where do you think we'll get what
we need to continue the war?
1127
02:28:17,592 --> 02:28:23,895
Chief. Have you lost your mind?!
1128
02:28:23,999 --> 02:28:26,866
Only just recently,
you told us to hang on...
1129
02:28:26,968 --> 02:28:31,996
...to keep the faith, and that we had
ample equipment and provisions.
1130
02:28:32,107 --> 02:28:36,009
You were the one who inspired us...
1131
02:28:36,111 --> 02:28:41,481
...you said that when the time came, you'd
lead us, no matter what orders we got.
1132
02:28:41,583 --> 02:28:47,852
If what you said was a lie, then you...
you are a despicable coward!
1133
02:28:48,557 --> 02:28:53,961
Fine. If you are going to obey the
government's orders no matter what...
1134
02:28:54,062 --> 02:28:58,362
...you should take responsibility for having
led Japan into its present misfortunes...
1135
02:28:58,467 --> 02:29:01,868
...and all of you should
commit suicide!
1136
02:29:01,970 --> 02:29:05,235
If you do that, I could return to my unit
and convince my subordinates to stand down.
1137
02:29:05,407 --> 02:29:10,276
Obey your orders. If not,
we will suppress you by force!
1138
02:29:10,579 --> 02:29:16,381
Orders be damned! The Atsugi Air Corps will
take independent action from now on!
1139
02:29:16,551 --> 02:29:18,109
Bastard!
1140
02:29:18,286 --> 02:29:20,516
First Lieutenant Nakai! You'd better
think about what you're doing.
1141
02:29:20,689 --> 02:29:23,021
Go back to your unit and tell
them to stop fooling around.
1142
02:29:23,191 --> 02:29:25,125
What do you mean, "fooling around"?
1143
02:29:25,227 --> 02:29:28,754
We've sacrificed everything for this war!
How can we just give up now?!
1144
02:29:28,864 --> 02:29:30,331
And you call yourselves
professional soldiers?!
1145
02:29:30,499 --> 02:29:32,967
That's enough.
1146
02:29:33,068 --> 02:29:39,530
Up until yesterday, you boasted to your
men about your faith in victory.
1147
02:29:39,641 --> 02:29:42,940
Day goes by, and you
turn completely around.
1148
02:29:43,044 --> 02:29:47,071
You quitters are no longer our peers,
no longer comrades in arms!
1149
02:29:47,182 --> 02:29:51,141
You are our enemies!
Farewell!
1150
02:30:00,095 --> 02:30:02,063
Commander?
1151
02:30:04,266 --> 02:30:06,501
Shit.
You have a terrible fever.
1152
02:30:06,668 --> 02:30:11,628
It's Malaria. I had a bout of it in Rabaul.
1153
02:30:13,542 --> 02:30:18,104
Shit... This is bad timing.
1154
02:30:18,980 --> 02:30:23,314
August 12th: the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs receives...
1155
02:30:23,418 --> 02:30:27,115
...the American response
to Japan's surrender.
1156
02:30:27,222 --> 02:30:29,213
The requirements for disarmament...
1157
02:30:29,324 --> 02:30:33,488
...and subordination of the Emperor to
the Allied Supreme Commander...
1158
02:30:33,595 --> 02:30:35,654
...strengthens the cause of the
extremist military faction.
1159
02:30:35,764 --> 02:30:37,493
Secretary-Generals Toyoda and Umezu...
1160
02:30:37,599 --> 02:30:40,796
...demanded a conference to discuss
the American response...
1161
02:30:40,902 --> 02:30:45,669
...but Prime Minister Suzuki and Foreign
Minister Togo insisted that it was unnecessary.
1162
02:30:45,774 --> 02:30:48,743
As a result, progress towards a cease-fire
agreement becomes stalled.
1163
02:30:50,278 --> 02:30:57,241
Vice Admiral Onishi and others develop
a final plan to continue the war.
1164
02:31:04,226 --> 02:31:09,027
The cabinet had been in continuous
session for two days.
1165
02:31:09,130 --> 02:31:12,099
As night fell on the second day,
they still had not reached a consensus.
1166
02:31:39,060 --> 02:31:43,019
Vice Director Onishi is here. He would
like to see the Secretary-General.
1167
02:31:43,999 --> 02:31:46,729
Have him come in.
1168
02:32:24,005 --> 02:32:28,908
I heard you went to see Prince
Takamatsu-no-miya.
1169
02:32:37,085 --> 02:32:42,045
The prince does not think as we do.
1170
02:32:44,693 --> 02:32:50,928
He said that in as much as His Majesty
has no confidence in the military...
1171
02:32:51,032 --> 02:32:54,991
...unless there is a plan for assured victory,
he would not act as our emissary to him.
1172
02:32:57,672 --> 02:33:00,300
He admonished me thus.
1173
02:33:07,482 --> 02:33:12,510
For the military to win His
Majesty's confidence...
1174
02:33:12,620 --> 02:33:15,418
...we must present him with a
plan that guarantees victory.
1175
02:33:15,523 --> 02:33:18,492
There is no other way to
get him to reconsider.
1176
02:33:22,530 --> 02:33:30,528
One more month... if we can continue
to fight for one more month...
1177
02:33:30,638 --> 02:33:34,597
...I believe that we will come
up with a good plan.
1178
02:33:36,144 --> 02:33:41,104
I too will think upon this with
the utmost seriousness.
1179
02:33:42,684 --> 02:33:49,647
We need only one more month...
will this be possible?
1180
02:33:59,200 --> 02:34:03,967
Minister of Foreign Affairs... is
there anything you can do?
1181
02:34:04,139 --> 02:34:10,601
We would have rejected the Potsdam
Declaration if we had a good plan.
1182
02:34:10,712 --> 02:34:17,811
The question is, is there
such a brilliant move?
1183
02:34:17,986 --> 02:34:25,950
Mr. Onishi is talking about finding
a way out of a fatal predicament.
1184
02:34:27,896 --> 02:34:32,890
I have a good understanding
of everyone's points of view.
1185
02:34:33,001 --> 02:34:38,268
As to whether we should try to get some
concessions from the Americans...
1186
02:34:38,373 --> 02:34:48,339
...I'm afraid that our only option is to
petition His Majesty to make the decision.
1187
02:34:56,991 --> 02:35:01,724
Prime Minister. Enemy air attack!
Please go to the shelter.
1188
02:35:01,896 --> 02:35:04,865
Your Excellency, please hurry.
Secretary-General.
1189
02:35:34,362 --> 02:35:36,330
Vice Director Onishi...
1190
02:35:44,472 --> 02:35:52,436
Chief Secretary... can we not
come up with any ideas?
1191
02:35:54,182 --> 02:36:00,143
Isn't there any way... that
we could win the war?
1192
02:36:04,159 --> 02:36:13,227
Vice Director. Every avenue has been
exhausted. All that remains...
1193
02:36:13,334 --> 02:36:18,294
...is for you to rein in the rebellious
faction of the Navy staff, isn't that so?
1194
02:36:21,576 --> 02:36:27,537
I see. So you too think that way.
1195
02:36:29,717 --> 02:36:34,677
But how... how do I restrain them?
1196
02:36:37,559 --> 02:36:46,524
What is the way of defeat that will satisfy those
who have survived, and those who have died?
1197
02:36:51,940 --> 02:36:53,908
Mr. Sakomizu.
1198
02:36:58,279 --> 02:37:06,243
This war... did not start because
the people wanted it.
1199
02:37:08,790 --> 02:37:12,749
It's a war of nations.
1200
02:37:13,695 --> 02:37:17,529
It's a war of nation against nation...
1201
02:37:17,632 --> 02:37:21,591
...which means that it is a war between
the leaders of nations.
1202
02:37:24,439 --> 02:37:32,346
Until now, hasn't Japan fought
to the bitter end?
1203
02:37:35,250 --> 02:37:44,852
If His Majesty the Emperor himself
stood on the battlefield...
1204
02:37:44,959 --> 02:37:52,058
...along with the cabinet ministers, the
staff officers, and all our men...
1205
02:37:52,166 --> 02:37:58,730
...all of us attacking the enemy
with everything we've got...
1206
02:37:58,840 --> 02:38:02,799
isn't that the only way defeat
could be endured?
1207
02:38:05,013 --> 02:38:10,974
To opt for peace or not, that's a decision
to be left for the civilians who remain.
1208
02:38:12,654 --> 02:38:21,619
I believed there would be a final battle, and
that is why I deployed the suicide troops.
1209
02:38:23,898 --> 02:38:30,565
The young men of the special attack forces
believed this too. That's why, that's why...
1210
02:38:30,672 --> 02:38:36,633
...they went gladly... to their deaths!
1211
02:38:40,315 --> 02:38:42,283
Mr. Sakomizu...
1212
02:38:44,285 --> 02:38:51,248
How many men, do you think,
died in the suicide attacks?
1213
02:38:53,094 --> 02:38:59,055
Two Thousand Six Hundred men.
Two Thousand Six Hundred!
1214
02:39:02,303 --> 02:39:05,067
To those men...
1215
02:39:05,173 --> 02:39:08,700
To those men...
1216
02:39:08,810 --> 02:39:13,770
Who will go to those men to tell
them that we've been defeated?
1217
02:39:41,776 --> 02:39:47,612
At 10:00 AM the next day, August 14th,
the second Imperial Council was held.
1218
02:39:47,715 --> 02:39:52,743
The Emperor stated that in order to explain
Japan's unconditional surrender...
1219
02:39:52,854 --> 02:39:56,483
...he himself would speak to
the people of the nation.
1220
02:39:56,591 --> 02:39:59,458
As the attendees were overcome
with tears of gratitude...
1221
02:39:59,560 --> 02:40:05,192
...the decision to end the Pacific War, which
had lasted 3 years and 8 months, was made.
1222
02:40:07,268 --> 02:40:12,228
Your Majesty...
I implore you.
1223
02:40:13,541 --> 02:40:20,572
Please continue the war. I implore you.
1224
02:40:20,681 --> 02:40:24,777
Please continue the war.
1225
02:42:24,539 --> 02:42:30,444
Confections given to us by His Majesty.
There's one for each of us.
1226
02:42:54,936 --> 02:43:01,899
It was I who had you sent
to the Philippines.
1227
02:43:03,477 --> 02:43:13,443
I, Yonai, know what's in your heart
better than anyone else.
1228
02:43:16,457 --> 02:43:26,093
As a military man, you have well-founded
reasons for your principles.
1229
02:43:26,200 --> 02:43:29,101
However...
1230
02:43:30,938 --> 02:43:38,902
...the day had to come, when someone
had to say the war must end.
1231
02:43:43,451 --> 02:43:48,411
If... not just the Americans...
1232
02:43:51,158 --> 02:43:54,616
...but the Soviets also invade
the homeland...
1233
02:43:54,729 --> 02:43:59,996
...Japan would get partitioned,
just like Germany was.
1234
02:44:00,101 --> 02:44:04,060
And if that happened...
1235
02:44:07,608 --> 02:44:11,066
...then the national spirit of the people, of
which you speak, would also become divided.
1236
02:44:11,178 --> 02:44:16,138
Maybe each side would get
turned against the other.
1237
02:44:17,284 --> 02:44:21,243
Indeed...
1238
02:44:23,924 --> 02:44:26,893
...surrendering is against
the principles...
1239
02:44:30,297 --> 02:44:35,257
...of our national policy since the
time of the Meiji restoration.
1240
02:44:44,011 --> 02:44:49,972
Perhaps His Majesty's decision
is not the correct one.
1241
02:44:52,586 --> 02:44:55,555
But now...
1242
02:44:58,159 --> 02:45:03,119
...the issue isn't whether His Majesty,
one man, has made a mistake.
1243
02:45:09,303 --> 02:45:15,264
Our priority is to save 60 million
citizens. I'm sure you agree.
1244
02:45:26,721 --> 02:45:38,622
I ask you to accept today's Imperial
Decision as a voice from heaven.
1245
02:45:42,236 --> 02:45:50,200
But if you insist on continuing
to fight, no matter what...
1246
02:45:53,114 --> 02:45:59,075
...you will give me no choice
but to kill you.
1247
02:46:05,860 --> 02:46:08,829
I understand.
1248
02:46:11,465 --> 02:46:17,426
I will... give up.
1249
02:46:27,248 --> 02:46:32,151
Come... Let's partake of them.
1250
02:47:49,063 --> 02:47:51,031
It's over.
1251
02:47:54,068 --> 02:47:59,504
However, the war of the Atsugi
Air Corps was not over.
1252
02:48:00,374 --> 02:48:04,538
Hinomaru Number Eleven, fly to Kisazaru!
Hinomaru Number Eleven, fly to Kisarazu!
1253
02:48:04,645 --> 02:48:06,977
Ten enemy Grumman's are bombarding.
1254
02:48:09,617 --> 02:48:11,585
Roger!
1255
02:48:15,589 --> 02:48:22,518
That day was the final day of combat
for Japan's Naval Air Corps.
1256
02:48:58,299 --> 02:49:01,234
Kaida! Pull up! Bring your nose up!
1257
02:50:14,108 --> 02:50:16,076
Kurashima!
1258
02:50:22,049 --> 02:50:27,954
Kurashima! Bail out!
Bail out now!
1259
02:50:45,205 --> 02:50:48,572
We, reflecting profoundly on
the state of the world...
1260
02:50:48,675 --> 02:50:52,111
...and the prevailing condition
of our empire...
1261
02:50:52,212 --> 02:50:58,447
...have decided that extraordinary measures
are required to effect a settlement...
1262
02:50:58,552 --> 02:51:03,387
...and hereby announce to our
good and loyal subjects...
1263
02:51:03,490 --> 02:51:05,890
...that we have ordered our government
to communicate to the governments...
1264
02:51:05,993 --> 02:51:11,431
...of the United States, Great Britain,
China, and the Soviet Union...
1265
02:51:11,532 --> 02:51:18,961
...that our empire accepts the provisions
of their Joint Declaration.
1266
02:51:19,073 --> 02:51:29,415
The security and well-being of the people, and
the prosperity and happiness of the world...
1267
02:51:29,583 --> 02:51:32,552
Don't listen to this shit!
1268
02:51:34,721 --> 02:51:42,218
...Fate has now dictated that we must bear
the unbearable and endure the unendurable.
1269
02:51:42,329 --> 02:51:46,493
Now we must work for peace on behalf
of the generations yet to come.
1270
02:51:47,134 --> 02:51:51,571
We will always be with you, and will work
diligently to preserve the nation...
1271
02:51:51,672 --> 02:51:57,975
...and our heart is gladdened by
your sincerity and goodwill.
1272
02:51:58,612 --> 02:52:03,675
We caution you in the strongest terms
to treat each other with sincerity...
1273
02:52:03,784 --> 02:52:12,158
...and to accept the tide of events, lest
we lose the confidence of the world.
1274
02:52:12,259 --> 02:52:18,220
Let the entire nation work together as one
family, from generation to generation...
1275
02:52:18,332 --> 02:52:21,130
...ever confident that the nation
will endure for all eternity...
1276
02:52:21,235 --> 02:52:24,693
...but also mindful of our grave responsibilities
and the long and difficult road ahead.
1277
02:52:24,805 --> 02:52:28,935
Come together and devote yourselves
to rebuilding the nation...
1278
02:52:29,042 --> 02:52:32,011
...cultivate moral rectitude...
1279
02:52:34,348 --> 02:52:39,308
Vice Director Onishi... where are you?!
1280
02:52:40,587 --> 02:52:43,556
Commander. Commander!
1281
02:52:54,067 --> 02:52:58,731
Commander, the broadcast
is finished. Shall I...
1282
02:52:58,906 --> 02:53:01,602
No, I'll do the talking.
1283
02:53:01,775 --> 02:53:06,508
Commander! You can't. Hey,
bring me a microphone.
1284
02:53:06,680 --> 02:53:08,147
Yes sir!
1285
02:53:16,123 --> 02:53:21,618
All of you, stay at your stations and
listen. This is Kozono speaking.
1286
02:53:21,728 --> 02:53:26,665
You just heard the words
of His Majesty!
1287
02:53:29,670 --> 02:53:36,633
Japan has finally accepted the Potsdam
Declaration, and surrendered.
1288
02:53:38,545 --> 02:53:43,505
Because of this, I acknowledge that the
Japanese military is to be disbanded.
1289
02:53:45,152 --> 02:53:50,283
So now, we begin a war of defense...
1290
02:53:50,390 --> 02:53:57,125
...each of us, as regular citizens,
defending our home soil!
1291
02:53:57,231 --> 02:54:01,861
Gentlemen! Each of you is free
to decide whether or not...
1292
02:54:01,969 --> 02:54:05,234
...you will fight on.
1293
02:54:05,339 --> 02:54:12,905
Therefore, those of you who will fight
with me and continue the war...
1294
02:54:13,013 --> 02:54:20,943
...remain in your units. Those who
do not, return to your homes.
1295
02:54:21,054 --> 02:54:27,857
I believe in assured victory, and will
keep on fighting no matter what!
1296
02:54:27,961 --> 02:54:29,588
Over and out.
1297
02:54:29,763 --> 02:54:30,731
Yeah! Let's do it!
1298
02:54:30,731 --> 02:54:36,260
Yeah! Let's do it! I'm going to
Kasumi'ga'ura to get me a plane.
1299
02:54:36,370 --> 02:54:38,133
Come with me if you want!
1300
02:54:38,272 --> 02:54:42,072
I'm going to Kisarazu.
Who'll come with me?!
1301
02:54:42,242 --> 02:54:45,040
Who'll go get ammo from
the depot in Yokosuka?
1302
02:54:45,212 --> 02:54:47,180
Let's go!
1303
02:55:30,123 --> 02:55:32,091
Boss...
1304
02:55:54,147 --> 02:55:56,381
How bad is the wound?
Sir...
1305
02:55:56,483 --> 02:56:02,945
He slit his stomach in a straight line,
then stabbed his own throat.
1306
02:56:03,123 --> 02:56:04,590
When?
1307
02:56:04,758 --> 02:56:09,718
I heard the groans at dawn,
then saw what had happened.
1308
02:56:31,718 --> 02:56:33,686
"Uncle..."
1309
02:56:35,789 --> 02:56:40,749
It's me, Kodama.
1310
02:56:55,175 --> 02:56:57,143
Hey...
1311
02:57:03,450 --> 02:57:10,413
I kept my promise to my men.
1312
02:57:11,992 --> 02:57:18,090
I know. I know it well!
1313
02:57:18,198 --> 02:57:20,758
Uncle, I know how you feel.
1314
02:57:20,867 --> 02:57:22,835
I know it very well.
1315
02:57:30,544 --> 02:57:35,504
Do not act as my second.
1316
02:57:38,585 --> 02:57:45,548
Tell the military doctor there
to go downstairs.
1317
02:57:47,194 --> 02:57:56,159
I want... I want to suffer as long
as possible before I die.
1318
02:58:03,076 --> 02:58:07,706
His heart is unusually strong.
1319
02:58:07,814 --> 02:58:11,045
I believe it will take several
more hours.
1320
02:58:22,929 --> 02:58:26,797
I've put you through much hardship.
1321
02:58:26,900 --> 02:58:33,328
Thank you for being there
for me, all this time.
1322
02:58:36,643 --> 02:58:39,771
Uncle...
1323
02:58:39,880 --> 02:58:41,848
I'm disappointed in you!
1324
02:58:44,684 --> 02:58:47,653
I believed that you'd always
be in good health!
1325
02:58:49,256 --> 02:58:54,592
I was looking forward to fighting MacArthur
when they land, together, with you!
1326
02:58:54,694 --> 02:58:58,653
I've kept machine guns
and grenades ready!
1327
02:59:02,035 --> 02:59:07,996
Now... my dream is gone.
1328
02:59:12,479 --> 02:59:14,447
I'm going to join you.
1329
02:59:16,316 --> 02:59:18,284
Moron!
1330
02:59:27,260 --> 02:59:34,223
You won't be worth shit if you're dead.
1331
02:59:36,570 --> 02:59:43,533
I called you here because I've
got things for you to do.
1332
03:00:25,418 --> 03:00:30,549
Mr. Kodama... Mr. Kodama...
1333
03:00:32,592 --> 03:00:37,552
Go to Atsugi and get Kosono
under control.
1334
03:00:40,166 --> 03:00:46,002
Tell him to stop his rash
and blind acts...
1335
03:00:46,106 --> 03:00:49,075
...tell him I said so.
1336
03:00:58,351 --> 03:01:02,685
Also...
1337
03:01:02,789 --> 03:01:08,728
...the prisoners of war... those
that have survived...
1338
03:01:08,828 --> 03:01:15,791
...they can come back
to Japan some day.
1339
03:01:23,143 --> 03:01:32,984
But those who turned to bones on
foreign soil... can't come back...
1340
03:01:33,086 --> 03:01:39,821
...so think about what
you can do for them.
1341
03:01:41,761 --> 03:01:51,727
His Majesty the Emperor will give
it careful consideration, I'm sure.
1342
03:01:55,575 --> 03:02:04,540
We'll entrust it to His Majesty's noble heart,
and the hearts of the Japanese people.
1343
03:02:07,120 --> 03:02:12,080
I will bear witness to it.
1344
03:02:37,817 --> 03:02:41,747
This car always gets a flat. Hurry!
Yes sir.
1345
03:03:26,866 --> 03:03:29,801
First:
1346
03:03:29,903 --> 03:03:36,467
Soldier's primary duty is
to be completely loyal.
1347
03:03:37,143 --> 03:03:42,103
Those who are born in our nation...
1348
03:03:43,516 --> 03:03:50,479
...must have hearts that are willing
to sacrifice themselves.
1349
03:03:52,325 --> 03:04:01,100
Indeed, a strong and loyal heart...
Kozono! Listen carefully!
1350
03:04:01,100 --> 03:04:03,870
...Is the true measure of a soldier.
Kozono! Listen carefully!
1351
03:04:03,870 --> 03:04:05,672
...Is the true measure of a soldier.
I am Teraoka of the Third Air Fleet.
1352
03:04:07,240 --> 03:04:10,300
The man you're waiting for,
Vice Director Onishi...
1353
03:04:10,410 --> 03:04:13,146
...has cut his belly and died.
1354
03:04:13,146 --> 03:04:16,115
...Has cut his belly and died.
...honing his skills.
1355
03:04:20,520 --> 03:04:27,926
Surely you must know why Onishi
chose the path of suicide.
1356
03:04:28,027 --> 03:04:32,430
Onishi choked back his tears and gave
up his dream of continuing the war.
1357
03:04:32,532 --> 03:04:40,769
He chose death, hoping that his
death would end your rebellion.
1358
03:04:40,874 --> 03:04:45,834
Can't you honor his last wish?
1359
03:04:48,882 --> 03:04:54,752
All the other soldiers that rose up
have now ended their rebellion.
1360
03:04:54,854 --> 03:04:57,823
You can protest all you want, but you
can't reverse the tide all by yourself.
1361
03:05:01,561 --> 03:05:04,792
Commander... Commander!
1362
03:05:04,898 --> 03:05:09,335
Everyone here has decided to accept
Vice Admiral Teraoka's position.
1363
03:05:09,435 --> 03:05:12,404
I am giving the command to stand
down on my own responsibility.
1364
03:05:15,174 --> 03:05:21,875
Kozono. You've been relieved of duty
as a Commander since the 16th.
1365
03:05:21,981 --> 03:05:28,910
The young men that are following your orders
will be tried for treason if they continue.
1366
03:05:31,391 --> 03:05:36,294
Treason? You're right about that!
1367
03:05:37,730 --> 03:05:42,690
I shall purge the traitors
who defile God's land!
1368
03:05:50,543 --> 03:05:54,172
Vice Director Onishi, where are you?
1369
03:05:54,347 --> 03:05:56,315
Calm down!
1370
03:05:58,217 --> 03:06:00,879
I, Kozono, will rescue you!
1371
03:06:01,054 --> 03:06:03,022
Calm down!
1372
03:06:05,191 --> 03:06:07,159
Vice Director Onishi!
1373
03:06:13,633 --> 03:06:15,601
Calm down!
1374
03:06:17,537 --> 03:06:20,506
Calm down, damn you!
1375
03:06:25,712 --> 03:06:26,713
Call the military doctor.
1376
03:06:26,713 --> 03:06:28,181
Call the military doctor.
Yes sir.
1377
03:06:28,181 --> 03:06:31,750
Bring a sedative.
Yes sir.
1378
03:06:33,152 --> 03:06:35,950
Release the Commander!
Release him, or we won't let you out!
1379
03:06:36,122 --> 03:06:38,090
Fools!
1380
03:06:42,328 --> 03:06:47,288
If you're going to disobey orders,
cut my head off first.
1381
03:06:49,135 --> 03:06:50,103
Nakai.
1382
03:06:50,103 --> 03:06:52,264
Nakai.
Executive Officer!
1383
03:06:52,438 --> 03:06:56,340
Executive Officer. The guys in the gun room
are trying to escape by plane!
1384
03:06:56,509 --> 03:06:58,704
What?!
1385
03:07:09,789 --> 03:07:11,757
Move.
1386
03:07:15,595 --> 03:07:18,359
Kaida, wait! Listen to me! Calm down!
1387
03:07:18,531 --> 03:07:19,999
Talk is futile.
1388
03:07:19,999 --> 03:07:21,967
Talk is futile.
Calm down!
1389
03:07:27,373 --> 03:07:29,170
Hurry!
1390
03:07:29,475 --> 03:07:34,742
Kaida! Don't go! That's an order!
Don't die! Don't die!
1391
03:07:34,914 --> 03:07:38,680
Kaida, calm down!
Kaida!
1392
03:07:39,385 --> 03:07:41,216
Missus...
1393
03:07:41,320 --> 03:07:44,084
Kaida!
1394
03:07:44,190 --> 03:07:47,626
He's at the airfield.
Hurry!
1395
03:07:47,727 --> 03:07:50,594
Missus...
1396
03:09:12,879 --> 03:09:16,440
Captain Arai... Kurashima...
1397
03:09:18,651 --> 03:09:22,052
Long live the Emperor...
1398
03:09:22,155 --> 03:09:24,123
Ten Thousand Years!
1399
03:09:31,864 --> 03:09:36,631
The rebel officers that flew to Atsugi
were captured and court-matialed.
1400
03:09:36,836 --> 03:09:40,772
Each was given several
years of prison time.
1401
03:09:40,873 --> 03:09:45,674
Captain Kozono was admitted to Nobi
Navy Hospital in Fujisawa...
1402
03:09:45,778 --> 03:09:51,182
...and the uprising at Atsugi Air
Corps was finally quelled.
1403
03:09:51,284 --> 03:09:59,248
On this day, the vanguard of the US
occupation forces landed in Atsugi.
1404
03:10:02,061 --> 03:10:04,029
Nurse...
1405
03:10:06,866 --> 03:10:08,834
Nurse.
1406
03:10:10,703 --> 03:10:13,672
Will you please bring
me a drink of water?
1407
03:10:22,949 --> 03:10:24,917
Here you go.
1408
03:10:51,043 --> 03:10:53,534
Somebody help!
Emergency!
1409
03:10:56,415 --> 03:10:58,383
This way... Hey, this way!
1410
03:10:59,919 --> 03:11:02,046
Right, this way!
1411
03:11:04,056 --> 03:11:06,718
Gentlemen!
1412
03:11:06,892 --> 03:11:09,122
He's up there!
1413
03:11:11,364 --> 03:11:18,065
We surrendered... Because the
cowardly cabinet ministers...
1414
03:11:18,170 --> 03:11:23,665
...fearing for their lives...
1415
03:11:23,776 --> 03:11:29,612
...tricked His Majesty the Emperor...
And made him give up!
1416
03:11:30,349 --> 03:11:35,116
Get down from there!
Get down!
1417
03:11:35,621 --> 03:11:37,589
Gentlemen!
1418
03:11:39,425 --> 03:11:44,385
Now is the time for us
to renew the nation!
1419
03:11:47,500 --> 03:11:51,800
The surrender must be a sign to us...
1420
03:11:51,904 --> 03:11:59,868
...that we must all unite, purge
the corrupt politicians...
1421
03:12:01,681 --> 03:12:06,641
...and prosecute the war
as private citizens!
1422
03:12:12,825 --> 03:12:17,785
Your Majesty the Emperor...
Please hear my words.
1423
03:12:20,900 --> 03:12:25,200
You have erred.
1424
03:12:25,304 --> 03:12:31,402
The war was originally declared
by your own words.
1425
03:12:33,446 --> 03:12:38,884
Why now have you surrendered?
1426
03:12:39,352 --> 03:12:42,515
What the hell!
Bastard!
1427
03:12:47,393 --> 03:12:49,088
Bastards!
1428
03:12:49,195 --> 03:12:51,629
You bastards!
Bastards!
1429
03:12:51,731 --> 03:12:56,930
Who do you think that man is?!
He's been fighting for all of you!
1430
03:12:57,036 --> 03:13:03,373
He's Captain Kozono of the Atsugi Air Corps!
Who are you to throw stones at him?!
1431
03:13:03,976 --> 03:13:05,944
Your Majesty the Emperor!
1432
03:13:07,580 --> 03:13:10,606
You are...
1433
03:13:10,716 --> 03:13:12,684
...you are to be pitied!
1434
03:13:15,821 --> 03:13:18,790
You do not realize your own error!
1435
03:13:22,328 --> 03:13:24,296
You are to be pitied!
1436
03:13:57,963 --> 03:14:01,956
The Vice Director's mansion, where Vice
Admiral Onishi committed suicide...
1437
03:14:02,301 --> 03:14:08,638
...still stands at Nanpeidai, near
Shibuya Station in Tokyo.
1438
03:14:19,585 --> 03:14:28,516
Though 29 years ago, one heartbroken soldier
took his own life, here in this room...
1439
03:14:28,627 --> 03:14:31,596
...today, that event has
been totally forgotten.
1440
03:17:35,114 --> 03:17:42,885
"To the heroic souls of the special attack
forces I say, you have fought well.
1441
03:17:42,988 --> 03:17:45,354
"You have my deep gratitude.
1442
03:17:45,457 --> 03:17:47,982
"You exploded into glory as ammunition
of flesh, believing in final victory.
1443
03:17:48,093 --> 03:17:55,090
"However, in the end, your faith
did not result in victory.
1444
03:17:55,200 --> 03:18:03,630
"I will atone to the heroic souls of my men, and
to their bereaved families, by my own death.
1445
03:18:03,742 --> 03:18:10,875
"Next, as I die, I say to all young men that
rash acts only give advantage to the enemy.
1446
03:18:10,983 --> 03:18:22,360
"Follow imperial instructions, and behave
with prudent perseverance. Such is my wish.
1447
03:18:22,461 --> 03:18:28,400
"Endure, and do not forget your
dignity as Japanese people.
1448
03:18:28,500 --> 03:18:32,095
"All sons are national treasures.
1449
03:18:32,204 --> 03:18:37,801
"Let them victoriously maintain the spirit
of special attacks, even in times of peace.
1450
03:18:37,910 --> 03:18:40,435
"Endeavor to do your utmost to promote
the well-being of the Japanese people...
1451
03:18:40,546 --> 03:18:46,507
"...and work for peace and harmony
with all of humanity."
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