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Japan has surrendered,
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brought to its knees
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by the most terrible weapon ever devised,
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the atomic bomb.
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The country is a smoking ruin.
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Despite this, their ruler,
Emperor Hirohito,
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is still worshipped
by his people as a living god.
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We have placed
this Sacred Son of Heaven
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on the protected list
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until we decide
what to do with him.
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I fear the Japan I fell in love with
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will be scarred
beyond recognition.
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I'm seeing
aerial reconnaissance photos,
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but they only tell part of the story.
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General Fellers,
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the old man wants you up front.
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General MacArthur, sir.
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I'm told there will be
2,000 Imperial troops
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lining the road
we'll have to drive, and, um...
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We have 100 men, sir,
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and the cars they've requisitioned
for us are not armored.
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The snipers could take us out
at any point, General.
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Fellers?
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Sir, the Emperor rallied his people
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in ways that were unimaginable
only a month ago.
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He did so by ordering them
to surrender
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without ever using
the word "surrender."
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He simply asked that they
"endure the unendurable."
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And I do not doubt
their allegiance to him,
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nor to his order to surrender, sir.
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Get through to Washington
and tell them
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I've consulted my experts,
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and there's nothing
to worry about.
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That'll do.
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Gentlemen, we will take
no weapons with us
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when we step off this airplane.
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Nothing will impress them more
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than a show
of absolute fearlessness.
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If they don't know
they're licked by now,
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they will get the picture today.
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Now, let's show them
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some good old-fashioned
American swagger.
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General! General Mac!
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Welcome to Japan, Mac.
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Good to see you.
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This way, sir!
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The worst war
in all history is over.
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Now is the time to win
this fragile peace,
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or impose it if we have to.
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We are the occupying power...
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but we must be seen
as liberators, not conquerors.
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Not your usual surrender formation.
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They avert their gaze
for the Emperor, too, sir.
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They are paying you
the ultimate respect.
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I know.
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All right, let's move it!
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- You two men at the top of the stairs.
- Sir!
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Our headquarters is just across
from the Imperial Palace
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in one of the few buildings
our B-29s missed.
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The palace is strictly
off limits to our forces.
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General MacArthur
has ordered me to arrest
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and bring to justice
30 of the Class A war criminals
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who are close
to Emperor Hirohito.
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Rogers.
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Sir?
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Take those down.
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- Listen up.
- Attention, gentlemen.
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I want all suspects arrested
in a one-hour window.
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We cannot give them time to react.
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We'll begin with former
Prime Minister Tojo at 2100 hours.
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Let's go!
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You heard him! Get busy!
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Hustle it up!
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The arrests must be made
as close to simultaneous as possible.
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All right.
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Let's move it out!
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Let's go!
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It's an island.
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They're not going anywhere.
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There's a long tradition
of suicide, General.
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General Fellers?
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I am Takahashi,
your driver and interpreter.
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What did you say
your name was again?
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Takahashi, at your service.
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Follow me.
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And you work for me, correct?
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Exclusively, sir.
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Move it!
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It's a private matter.
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Find her.
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Let's go.
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Go, move it.
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Come on!
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Go!
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Move!
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Watch for booby traps.
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Check that door!
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He's still alive.
Get a medic in here, now.
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Medic!
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Shoots himself in the chest
and misses his heart?
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What was he mumbling?
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He was apologizing
for taking so long to die.
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These people are barbaric.
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They have different ideas of honor.
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- Sir.
- Sector five, six, and nine.
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I'll take care of it.
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General MacArthur, sir.
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As you were.
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Come with me.
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Richter?
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26 of the top 29 accused were
successfully detained, sir.
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And the others?
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Took their own lives, sir.
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That is unacceptable,
unacceptable.
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What about Tojo?
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Attempted,
but we got there in time.
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Do not let that son of a bitch die
before we get a chance to hang him.
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Our mission has changed.
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The President has taken the Emperor
off the protected list.
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He can be tried
as a war criminal if we want.
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Clearly, it is what
the Justice Department wants.
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But they have given me
all of ten days
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to conduct an investigation
into the Emperor's role in the war.
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- Ten days?
- That's right.
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That's not feasible, sir.
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But isn't there
a consensus already, sir?
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The whole world wants
the Emperor damned to hell.
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Thank you, Richter, that'll do.
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Sir.
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Come in here, Fellers.
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How long since you were here?
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Five years ago, sir.
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It's hard to come back
and see it like this, isn't it?
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Yes, sir.
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Well, we have a job to do.
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There is a strong consensus
about the fate of the Emperor,
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but it doesn't mean shit to me.
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I won't be bullied
by those cretins in Washington.
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My mission is to rebuild Japan.
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Yes, sir.
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If I arrest the Emperor,
I'll face mass suicides,
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possibly open revolt.
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If I put him on trial,
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I could be setting a spark
to a powder keg
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at precisely
the wrong moment.
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Your thoughts, Fellers?
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There's always the question
of justice, sir.
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And on the practical side,
there's Stalin.
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Oh, that son of a bitch.
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I don't want
the Communists in here.
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But Washington wants
vengeance on the Emperor,
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because their voters do,
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and their voters have no fucking idea
what's good for them.
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If the Emperor goes,
the Reds will enter.
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Staving off the Communists
is the plight of our times, sir.
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A plight that rests with you, Fellers.
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I'm making this your job,
not Richter's.
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Ten days.
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I have confidence in you.
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Sir, I am deeply honored,
but I'm not sure...
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You know this country.
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You love it.
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You hate it.
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Your thinking about it
has been dead on so far,
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and I know you'll meet
their deadline,
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because, like me,
you don't want those bastards
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making our decisions for us.
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The conclusion has to be ours.
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Pardon the Emperor,
or depose and arrest him,
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but make a decision.
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Commit it to paper
for my consideration and approval.
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You're right.
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General, I have a Jeep for you.
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I'll walk.
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It's not safe.
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On the night
of the 10th of March, 1945,
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our bombers turned
the Japanese capital
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into the largest crematorium
the world has ever known.
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100,000 people were incinerated
in a single air raid.
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The stench of burnt flesh
and rotting bodies still lingers.
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This country is starving
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and teetering on the edge
of total collapse.
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It wouldn't take much
for their resentment
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to ignite into revolt.
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And the fate of the Emperor
could be just the spark.
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Miss! Excuse me, miss.
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You dropped these.
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Thank you.
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Keep it.
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Let's do the Lindy!
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Aya, let's go somewhere else.
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Sorry, I didn't know
it would be so wild in there.
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Let's dance here.
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I've been wondering
how you got the nerve
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to come so far
from home all alone.
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Well, I am too,
how do you say...
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outspoken for a Japanese girl.
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Outspoken?
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Is that a serious flaw?
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Sir.
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I checked the address
of her apartment in Tokyo.
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It was hit in a bombing
three months ago.
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The house was demolished.
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She substituted
at a school near Shizuoka.
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Contact her uncle,
General Kajima.
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He'll know where she is.
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Yes, sir.
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Gentlemen,
our mission has changed.
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We will investigate
the Emperor for war crimes.
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The key players will go here.
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We're dividing it
into three categories:
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the military on this side,
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Imperial staff,
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and politicians.
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Sir, the information you asked for.
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All right.
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We will detain and interrogate
as many as we can find.
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Ma'am, do you speak English?
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Tracking them down won't be easy.
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Having a street address
is not much use
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when whole streets
have disappeared
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off the face of the Earth.
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I don't anticipate
too much cooperation.
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So these are the top
military commanders.
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We now have 32 names.
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These were the people that were
with the Emperor when the war started.
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There's not enough time
to investigate them all.
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There's no other way
to know which of them
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might have critical information, sir.
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None of our Japanese
so-called friends
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are in the mix,
so they can't help us.
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If our friends can't help us,
let's try our enemies.
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They'll never turn
on their buddies, sir.
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They have no incentive.
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They might if it means
saving their Emperor.
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Tojo was hand-picked by the Emperor
to be Prime Minister.
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The order to attack Pearl Harbor
came from his office.
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Following
his attempted suicide,
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he is being held
at Sugamo Prison,
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awaiting trial for war crimes.
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Our medics are keeping him alive
long enough to face execution.
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You are going to hang,
Mr. Prime Minister.
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Do you want the Emperor
to have the same fate?
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I need three names.
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Konoe.
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That'll be all. Thank you.
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General Fellers, sir.
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Not now, Rogers.
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Fumimaro Konoe.
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Fumimaro Konoe was
replaced as Prime Minister
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right before the war started.
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There must have been
a good reason.
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Set up a meeting.
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Yes, sir.
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How influential is his family?
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Very.
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So he'll consider suicide?
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Yes, sir.
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No need.
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I'm surprised I wasn't arrested
with Tojo and the others.
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Your name was on the list.
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I removed it, for now.
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You know the Emperor well.
264
00:25:24,564 --> 00:25:27,900
As well as anyone
can know His Majesty.
265
00:25:28,068 --> 00:25:29,693
Was he against the war?
266
00:25:29,861 --> 00:25:33,113
His Majesty is against all wars.
267
00:25:33,281 --> 00:25:36,534
He is a pacifist by nature,
very gentle.
268
00:25:36,701 --> 00:25:39,870
Yet he gave permission
for Pearl Harbor.
269
00:25:51,508 --> 00:25:54,051
When Tojo
and the militarists took power,
270
00:25:54,219 --> 00:25:57,846
His Majesty was drawn in.
271
00:25:58,723 --> 00:26:00,766
It was a national delusion.
272
00:26:01,977 --> 00:26:03,602
Could he have stopped it?
273
00:26:03,770 --> 00:26:05,187
I don't know.
274
00:26:05,355 --> 00:26:08,232
I was removed
from power by then.
275
00:26:09,025 --> 00:26:10,234
Why?
276
00:26:11,861 --> 00:26:14,780
Three months before Pearl Harbor,
277
00:26:14,948 --> 00:26:18,409
I opened a secret channel
to President Roosevelt.
278
00:26:18,577 --> 00:26:21,412
I said I would meet him anywhere
279
00:26:21,580 --> 00:26:24,248
to find a way to avoid a conflict.
280
00:26:24,416 --> 00:26:27,042
We still could have stopped it,
281
00:26:28,545 --> 00:26:32,548
but it was not in the interest
of the militarists.
282
00:26:34,217 --> 00:26:37,678
So he does bear responsibility
for starting the war?
283
00:26:40,015 --> 00:26:45,102
It's not
a black and white issue, General.
284
00:26:54,446 --> 00:26:56,780
Millions of people died in his name.
285
00:26:58,283 --> 00:27:00,784
Your skies were filled
with kamikazes.
286
00:27:02,037 --> 00:27:06,332
Atrocities were committed every day
as he expanded his empire,
287
00:27:06,499 --> 00:27:09,627
invading, conquering, decimating.
288
00:27:17,302 --> 00:27:22,931
You incinerated two of our cities,
289
00:27:23,099 --> 00:27:26,935
turning our children
into shadows on the walls.
290
00:27:29,606 --> 00:27:31,857
We are both guilty.
291
00:27:34,653 --> 00:27:39,907
Yes, we seized territory in China,
292
00:27:40,075 --> 00:27:44,161
but did not Great Britain,
even Portugal, precede us?
293
00:27:44,996 --> 00:27:49,500
Yes, we took Singapore
and the Malaya,
294
00:27:49,668 --> 00:27:52,544
but we took it from the British.
295
00:27:52,712 --> 00:27:56,256
We did not take the Philippines
from the Filipinos,
296
00:27:57,550 --> 00:27:59,259
but from the Americans,
297
00:27:59,427 --> 00:28:03,097
who themselves took it
from the Spanish.
298
00:28:03,264 --> 00:28:08,018
If it is an international crime
to take territory by force,
299
00:28:08,186 --> 00:28:14,525
who convicted the British, French,
Dutch, and American leaders?
300
00:28:18,697 --> 00:28:19,863
Nobody.
301
00:28:20,949 --> 00:28:25,327
And what is different with Japan?
302
00:28:25,495 --> 00:28:26,995
Nothing.
303
00:28:28,873 --> 00:28:35,337
You see, General, we are
simply following your fine example.
304
00:28:37,924 --> 00:28:42,428
I don't need a history lesson,
Your Excellency.
305
00:28:46,391 --> 00:28:49,393
The only thing I know
for certain is,
306
00:28:49,561 --> 00:28:53,188
during the war,
there was a fever over Japan.
307
00:28:54,649 --> 00:28:57,151
I was part of that fever.
308
00:29:00,488 --> 00:29:03,615
I cannot give you
what you want, General.
309
00:29:06,327 --> 00:29:07,911
Then who can?
310
00:29:09,080 --> 00:29:11,915
You must speak with Kido.
311
00:29:15,670 --> 00:29:16,587
Koichi Kido,
312
00:29:16,755 --> 00:29:19,465
Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal,
313
00:29:21,551 --> 00:29:22,926
the Emperor's closest advisor
314
00:29:23,094 --> 00:29:25,429
behind the high walls
of the Imperial Palace,
315
00:29:26,890 --> 00:29:31,268
at Hirohito's side constantly
from Pearl Harbor to Hiroshima.
316
00:29:33,938 --> 00:29:35,647
We contacted his entourage,
317
00:29:35,815 --> 00:29:39,276
and he has accepted my invitation
to meet at a discreet location,
318
00:29:40,153 --> 00:29:41,987
well away from our headquarters.
319
00:31:16,541 --> 00:31:17,541
Evening, ma'am.
320
00:31:17,709 --> 00:31:19,084
I'm here to pick up Aya.
321
00:31:19,252 --> 00:31:20,252
Aya's not here.
322
00:31:23,381 --> 00:31:24,506
We were supposed to meet.
323
00:31:24,674 --> 00:31:25,716
Do you know where she is?
324
00:31:25,884 --> 00:31:28,135
Aya went back to Japan
this morning.
325
00:31:30,388 --> 00:31:31,930
What?
326
00:31:34,225 --> 00:31:36,643
Did she leave a note?
327
00:31:36,811 --> 00:31:38,061
No.
328
00:31:50,575 --> 00:31:53,243
He's not going to show, is he?
329
00:31:54,704 --> 00:31:55,787
No, sir.
330
00:31:56,915 --> 00:31:58,749
He's afraid he'll get arrested.
331
00:32:05,673 --> 00:32:07,758
You send him
a message from me.
332
00:32:09,010 --> 00:32:11,428
When he sees his Emperor
hanging from the end of a rope,
333
00:32:11,596 --> 00:32:13,805
it was Kido that hanged him.
334
00:32:18,436 --> 00:32:19,895
Yes, Mr. President.
335
00:32:20,980 --> 00:32:23,774
No, I think you've hit the mark,
Mr. President.
336
00:32:23,942 --> 00:32:25,275
Certainly.
337
00:32:29,989 --> 00:32:31,657
And thank you, sir.
338
00:32:31,824 --> 00:32:33,325
You lying son of a bitch.
339
00:32:33,493 --> 00:32:34,618
Well?
340
00:32:35,370 --> 00:32:37,120
We're still looking for Kido, sir.
341
00:32:37,288 --> 00:32:38,580
God damn it, Fellers,
342
00:32:38,748 --> 00:32:40,457
if Kido is the key
to this investigation,
343
00:32:40,625 --> 00:32:42,000
I don't care
what you have to do.
344
00:32:42,168 --> 00:32:43,335
Perform a miracle if you must,
345
00:32:43,503 --> 00:32:45,128
but do not come back
to this office
346
00:32:45,296 --> 00:32:48,298
unless you are dragging him
by the balls.
347
00:32:52,053 --> 00:32:53,136
Clear?
348
00:32:54,222 --> 00:32:55,430
Yes, sir.
349
00:33:04,607 --> 00:33:06,149
Hell, he even wore a naval uniform
that day, sir.
350
00:33:06,317 --> 00:33:07,442
I don't see
what else you need.
351
00:33:07,610 --> 00:33:08,652
He might have known about it,
352
00:33:08,820 --> 00:33:10,112
might have even signed
his name to it,
353
00:33:10,279 --> 00:33:11,405
but did he want to start it
354
00:33:11,572 --> 00:33:12,948
and could he
really have stopped it?
355
00:33:13,116 --> 00:33:14,032
He's the Emperor, sir.
356
00:33:14,200 --> 00:33:15,200
He could do whatever he wanted.
357
00:33:15,368 --> 00:33:16,326
It might seem that way
on the surface,
358
00:33:16,494 --> 00:33:18,161
but this is
a nation of contradictions.
359
00:33:18,329 --> 00:33:19,329
I guess they escape me.
360
00:33:19,497 --> 00:33:20,914
Does seem pretty
cut and dried, sir.
361
00:33:21,082 --> 00:33:22,749
We need to focus
on the stepping-stone meetings
362
00:33:22,917 --> 00:33:24,668
that led Japan to war.
363
00:33:24,836 --> 00:33:26,003
Who were the key players
364
00:33:26,170 --> 00:33:27,504
and how close
to the Emperor were they?
365
00:33:40,184 --> 00:33:43,562
It is an intricate web of power
surrounding the Emperor.
366
00:33:45,523 --> 00:33:48,191
The Chrysanthemum Throne
is a mystery,
367
00:33:48,359 --> 00:33:50,444
even unto itself.
368
00:34:00,204 --> 00:34:03,081
If I find the Emperor guilty,
Washington will be delighted.
369
00:34:05,168 --> 00:34:08,211
They want him to pay
the ultimate price.
370
00:34:12,216 --> 00:34:14,342
Who is this man, really?
371
00:34:15,595 --> 00:34:17,721
Could he have stopped
Japan going to war,
372
00:34:19,390 --> 00:34:21,058
even if he wanted to?
373
00:34:23,269 --> 00:34:25,520
Konoe is right.
374
00:34:25,688 --> 00:34:28,065
Nothing in Japan
is ever black and white.
375
00:34:30,109 --> 00:34:32,152
There are a million shades of gray.
376
00:34:49,796 --> 00:34:51,254
Hi, mister.
377
00:35:14,612 --> 00:35:17,948
Aya, I hope you don't mind me
showing up like this unannounced,
378
00:35:18,116 --> 00:35:20,742
but I was serving duty
in the Philippines,
379
00:35:20,910 --> 00:35:22,744
and I got an assignment
to come to Japan.
380
00:35:22,912 --> 00:35:24,621
Since I was nowhere near
the neighborhood, I thought...
381
00:35:24,789 --> 00:35:26,206
Please, go away.
382
00:35:28,751 --> 00:35:32,420
Aya, I sent you so many letters,
383
00:35:32,588 --> 00:35:34,089
none of which you returned.
384
00:35:34,257 --> 00:35:35,674
You shouldn't have come.
385
00:35:49,939 --> 00:35:51,815
Good morning.
386
00:36:13,004 --> 00:36:14,379
Shimada Sensei...
387
00:36:31,272 --> 00:36:33,064
They are going to call the police.
388
00:36:34,150 --> 00:36:35,775
May I walk with you a little bit?
389
00:36:49,957 --> 00:36:53,376
My father made me promise
one thing,
390
00:36:53,544 --> 00:36:56,254
that I would never
marry an American.
391
00:36:56,422 --> 00:37:00,592
When he became ill,
I came back to Japan.
392
00:37:01,844 --> 00:37:03,303
He passed away.
393
00:37:05,932 --> 00:37:07,182
I'm sorry.
394
00:37:18,569 --> 00:37:21,655
You look as beautiful
as the first time we ever met.
395
00:37:38,005 --> 00:37:40,048
Gentlemen, we won't be
dining on steak tonight.
396
00:37:40,216 --> 00:37:41,424
This country is starving,
397
00:37:41,592 --> 00:37:43,593
and if word got out
that we were feasting,
398
00:37:43,761 --> 00:37:45,387
we would lose
our moral authority,
399
00:37:45,554 --> 00:37:48,723
and, of course, moral authority
is what we need the most.
400
00:37:48,891 --> 00:37:51,559
Ah, it looks
as if our dinner is ready.
401
00:37:51,727 --> 00:37:52,769
Courage, men.
402
00:37:56,274 --> 00:37:58,692
I intend to make Japan
the world's greatest experiment
403
00:37:58,859 --> 00:38:01,152
in the liberation
of a people from military rule.
404
00:38:01,320 --> 00:38:02,862
How is your investigation
coming, General?
405
00:38:03,030 --> 00:38:04,656
Fine.
406
00:38:05,783 --> 00:38:08,535
I hear you're working
round the clock...
407
00:38:08,703 --> 00:38:12,038
you and all the other
top Japan experts.
408
00:38:17,128 --> 00:38:18,962
Excuse me for a moment,
gentlemen.
409
00:38:47,533 --> 00:38:49,367
You know, he's playing you, General.
410
00:38:49,535 --> 00:38:51,911
MacArthur, like a fiddle.
411
00:38:59,003 --> 00:39:00,587
MacArthur believes in honor.
412
00:39:00,755 --> 00:39:04,382
And glory. His own,
of course, at your expense.
413
00:39:06,177 --> 00:39:08,261
He wants to save Hirohito,
but he needs you to do it.
414
00:39:08,429 --> 00:39:09,512
He doesn't need me.
415
00:39:09,680 --> 00:39:11,473
He's the Supreme Commander.
416
00:39:11,640 --> 00:39:14,184
He's much more
ambitious than that.
417
00:39:14,352 --> 00:39:17,020
He wants to be the next President
of the United States.
418
00:39:19,023 --> 00:39:21,649
What do you think
all those photographs are for?
419
00:39:21,817 --> 00:39:23,610
Are you finished, General?
420
00:39:25,821 --> 00:39:28,031
He doesn't want to ruin
his chances of being nominated,
421
00:39:28,199 --> 00:39:31,201
and he knows Americans want to see
the Emperor's head on a stake.
422
00:39:31,369 --> 00:39:33,161
Have you stopped to consider
what would happen
423
00:39:33,329 --> 00:39:34,913
if the Emperor were to hang?
424
00:39:35,081 --> 00:39:38,166
This whole occupation
could blow up on us.
425
00:39:38,334 --> 00:39:39,667
It's not a decision
I'll take lightly.
426
00:39:39,835 --> 00:39:42,712
I agree. It's a quagmire,
427
00:39:43,381 --> 00:39:44,631
but justice should be served.
428
00:39:44,799 --> 00:39:48,009
Revenge is
not the same thing as justice.
429
00:39:50,971 --> 00:39:52,764
You play it how you want, General,
430
00:39:53,808 --> 00:39:56,059
but if MacArthur finds a way
to save Hirohito
431
00:39:56,227 --> 00:39:57,477
and blame it on you,
432
00:39:57,645 --> 00:39:58,895
he'll do it.
433
00:39:59,063 --> 00:40:02,107
He has no guarantee
that I will exonerate the Emperor.
434
00:40:02,274 --> 00:40:04,776
He knows you share
his phobia of Communists.
435
00:40:04,944 --> 00:40:07,112
It's precisely why he chose you.
436
00:40:09,698 --> 00:40:12,075
He also knows you have
an affinity for Japan...
437
00:40:14,203 --> 00:40:16,329
and Japanese women.
438
00:40:29,802 --> 00:40:32,095
Don't let him play you, General.
439
00:40:33,264 --> 00:40:34,973
Ready, Higgins?
440
00:40:35,141 --> 00:40:38,476
Over here, Eichelberger,
for your moment in the sun.
441
00:40:42,773 --> 00:40:43,690
There we go.
442
00:40:43,858 --> 00:40:45,024
- Very good, sir.
- Very good.
443
00:40:45,192 --> 00:40:46,651
That went quite well, I think.
444
00:40:48,154 --> 00:40:50,363
I'll be sure you all get a copy.
445
00:40:52,741 --> 00:40:53,867
Where to, sir?
446
00:40:55,619 --> 00:40:57,412
That document I gave you
on the woman,
447
00:40:57,580 --> 00:40:58,496
where is it?
448
00:40:58,664 --> 00:40:59,706
Right here, sir.
449
00:40:59,874 --> 00:41:01,166
Did you let anyone see it?
450
00:41:01,333 --> 00:41:02,750
Of course not, sir.
451
00:41:05,463 --> 00:41:06,880
Here it is.
452
00:41:07,965 --> 00:41:09,215
No, that's all right, you keep it.
453
00:41:11,177 --> 00:41:12,427
I need a drink.
454
00:41:14,513 --> 00:41:15,680
I'll take you, sir.
455
00:41:16,599 --> 00:41:18,641
Did you find out
anything else on her?
456
00:41:19,810 --> 00:41:22,645
I have not been able
to contact her uncle.
457
00:41:23,481 --> 00:41:27,525
But she was teaching
at a school near Shizuoka,
458
00:41:27,693 --> 00:41:29,402
but the town was bombed.
459
00:41:31,113 --> 00:41:33,281
Bombed? Shizuoka?
460
00:41:33,449 --> 00:41:34,407
Yes.
461
00:41:34,575 --> 00:41:35,783
Nine months ago.
462
00:41:36,494 --> 00:41:38,703
That's impossible.
463
00:41:38,871 --> 00:41:42,373
The damage was... extensive.
464
00:41:48,297 --> 00:41:50,256
How far is it?
465
00:41:50,424 --> 00:41:51,758
Three hours from here.
466
00:41:54,512 --> 00:41:55,678
Let's go.
467
00:42:29,171 --> 00:42:30,380
Hi.
468
00:42:32,675 --> 00:42:33,883
Made you smile.
469
00:42:36,637 --> 00:42:38,638
You worked late.
470
00:42:38,806 --> 00:42:40,056
Yes.
471
00:42:41,058 --> 00:42:42,308
While I waited,
I did some research
472
00:42:42,476 --> 00:42:44,143
for this paper I have to write.
473
00:42:45,354 --> 00:42:47,313
I learned a lot just walking
around your school.
474
00:42:49,358 --> 00:42:51,234
How do you get your kids
to clean the grounds?
475
00:43:06,250 --> 00:43:07,667
Keep the pressure.
476
00:43:23,767 --> 00:43:26,769
The army is teaching kids
to hate foreigners.
477
00:43:28,105 --> 00:43:29,564
Those pamphlets on the shelf,
478
00:43:30,649 --> 00:43:32,650
they hand them out everywhere.
479
00:43:32,818 --> 00:43:35,903
I hate what
it's doing to people.
480
00:43:42,995 --> 00:43:43,995
Come.
481
00:43:50,419 --> 00:43:54,297
Some of my students aren't
even allowed to study English anymore.
482
00:43:55,299 --> 00:43:57,717
My class is so small now.
483
00:44:14,735 --> 00:44:17,153
I am afraid, after all.
484
00:44:18,197 --> 00:44:20,114
I'm afraid for...
485
00:44:22,409 --> 00:44:23,660
their future.
486
00:46:30,496 --> 00:46:32,789
I want to know
who survived this raid.
487
00:46:35,250 --> 00:46:36,959
I would like a list.
488
00:46:42,883 --> 00:46:46,427
I can get you a list
of the dead, sir.
489
00:47:07,449 --> 00:47:09,659
Sir, these are the names we're
still trying to track down.
490
00:47:09,827 --> 00:47:11,285
- Ready, Higgins?
- Yes, sir.
491
00:47:11,453 --> 00:47:13,329
- Let's see, I think I'll stand here.
- Hold it.
492
00:47:14,581 --> 00:47:17,291
All right. How do I look?
493
00:47:17,459 --> 00:47:18,459
Very good, sir.
494
00:47:21,255 --> 00:47:22,713
- Yeah.
- There you are, sir.
495
00:47:23,841 --> 00:47:25,007
The baton is quite dramatic.
496
00:47:25,175 --> 00:47:26,342
Very good, sir.
497
00:48:12,723 --> 00:48:14,682
My uncle is a general.
498
00:48:17,603 --> 00:48:20,271
He would be able to help you.
499
00:48:23,567 --> 00:48:24,483
Come here.
500
00:48:43,879 --> 00:48:44,921
Don't look at them.
501
00:48:45,964 --> 00:48:47,006
Don't make eye contact.
502
00:49:05,317 --> 00:49:06,943
I used to come here as a girl.
503
00:49:07,110 --> 00:49:10,279
My uncle would tell me giants
lived in these mountains.
504
00:49:58,203 --> 00:49:59,370
It's gonna be fine.
505
00:50:00,372 --> 00:50:02,289
- Yeah?
- Yeah.
506
00:50:31,445 --> 00:50:33,529
Ah, Aya-Chan...
507
00:50:36,992 --> 00:50:38,868
Welcome.
508
00:50:40,454 --> 00:50:41,537
It's a pleasure.
509
00:50:45,584 --> 00:50:47,543
Please, come in.
510
00:50:47,711 --> 00:50:49,170
Follow me.
511
00:51:02,726 --> 00:51:04,602
Your Japanese is very good.
512
00:51:04,770 --> 00:51:06,771
So is your English.
513
00:51:06,938 --> 00:51:07,938
You're surprised?
514
00:51:08,732 --> 00:51:12,860
I served two years at the Japanese
embassy in Washington,
515
00:51:14,237 --> 00:51:15,780
Military Attaché.
516
00:51:15,947 --> 00:51:17,073
Please sit down.
517
00:51:18,241 --> 00:51:19,408
I'm sorry.
518
00:51:19,576 --> 00:51:21,410
It fascinated me.
519
00:51:22,579 --> 00:51:24,121
These are my sons.
520
00:51:24,289 --> 00:51:26,832
Eiji, Akio.
521
00:51:34,257 --> 00:51:37,093
What binds
you Americans together,
522
00:51:37,260 --> 00:51:39,428
beyond the colors of your flag?
523
00:51:43,016 --> 00:51:46,352
You see, Colonel,
you will never understand
524
00:51:46,520 --> 00:51:50,773
complete devotion
to one set of values.
525
00:51:51,775 --> 00:51:55,611
Your culture is much older
and deeply rooted,
526
00:51:55,779 --> 00:51:58,239
and I hold it
in the highest regard.
527
00:51:59,366 --> 00:52:00,658
And yet...
528
00:52:01,660 --> 00:52:06,539
you are trying to undermine it
with your oil embargo.
529
00:52:13,839 --> 00:52:16,006
We'll speak of that tomorrow.
530
00:52:16,174 --> 00:52:19,260
Tonight, we drink more sake.
531
00:52:20,262 --> 00:52:21,554
Please.
532
00:52:21,721 --> 00:52:22,763
- Would you like...
- Yes.
533
00:52:22,931 --> 00:52:26,642
My niece tells me
you are writing a paper
534
00:52:26,810 --> 00:52:29,228
on the mind
of the Japanese soldier.
535
00:52:30,313 --> 00:52:31,814
Yes.
536
00:52:31,982 --> 00:52:34,275
You have much to learn.
537
00:52:46,663 --> 00:52:50,833
Most of my books on the Japanese
army are in Japanese,
538
00:52:51,001 --> 00:52:55,129
but some are in English,
French, and Russian.
539
00:52:56,131 --> 00:52:57,673
You're welcome to read them.
540
00:52:58,425 --> 00:52:59,842
The English ones are here.
541
00:53:03,722 --> 00:53:05,514
If I may,
542
00:53:05,682 --> 00:53:07,099
what role
does the Emperor play
543
00:53:07,267 --> 00:53:09,643
in the mindset
of the Japanese soldier?
544
00:53:10,687 --> 00:53:12,813
Above all else,
545
00:53:12,981 --> 00:53:15,024
His Majesty is the reason
546
00:53:15,859 --> 00:53:17,651
the Japanese soldier is superior
547
00:53:17,819 --> 00:53:21,322
to the American soldier
in his sense of duty.
548
00:53:24,576 --> 00:53:26,911
If we fight the United States,
549
00:53:27,704 --> 00:53:33,626
we will win because
we follow his divine will.
550
00:53:43,720 --> 00:53:45,054
I want to know
who amongst these men
551
00:53:45,222 --> 00:53:46,889
works inside
the Imperial Palace.
552
00:53:47,057 --> 00:53:48,098
These two, sir.
553
00:53:48,266 --> 00:53:50,726
The most influential, I'd say,
Vice Minister Sekiya.
554
00:53:50,894 --> 00:53:52,186
Call his office.
555
00:53:52,354 --> 00:53:53,896
It's after 9:00, General.
556
00:53:54,064 --> 00:53:55,064
Call tonight.
557
00:53:55,232 --> 00:53:56,315
Call first thing
in the morning.
558
00:53:56,483 --> 00:53:58,442
Send a messenger,
and then call again.
559
00:53:58,610 --> 00:54:00,069
Yes, sir.
560
00:54:12,707 --> 00:54:13,749
General?
561
00:54:13,917 --> 00:54:16,168
Yes, Fellers?
562
00:54:16,336 --> 00:54:18,545
Here's what we got, sir.
563
00:54:18,713 --> 00:54:22,967
Vice Minister Teizaburo Sekiya,
a high palace official.
564
00:54:23,134 --> 00:54:24,927
Now, his office
is in the Palace.
565
00:54:25,679 --> 00:54:27,972
I've reached out to him
through every official channel.
566
00:54:28,139 --> 00:54:30,599
I know your order was
not to use weapons against the Palace.
567
00:54:30,767 --> 00:54:33,477
My order is not to use weapons,
nor force of any kind.
568
00:54:33,645 --> 00:54:35,229
There will be a time when the Emperor
will have to come to me,
569
00:54:35,397 --> 00:54:36,522
and he will come to me.
570
00:54:36,690 --> 00:54:38,774
We're talking
about the Vice Minister, sir.
571
00:54:38,942 --> 00:54:41,443
I need access to him,
but I can't just walk in there.
572
00:54:41,611 --> 00:54:44,321
The Imperial Guards are trained
to defend the grounds to the death.
573
00:54:44,489 --> 00:54:45,447
Find another way.
574
00:54:45,615 --> 00:54:47,283
I have, sir.
575
00:54:47,450 --> 00:54:48,826
Request an extension
from Washington.
576
00:54:48,994 --> 00:54:50,286
We are going to meet
their goddamn deadline,
577
00:54:50,453 --> 00:54:53,122
and if you can't do it,
I'll find someone who can.
578
00:54:53,290 --> 00:54:55,124
Then I require weapons, General.
579
00:54:55,292 --> 00:54:57,209
I'll give you a weapon.
580
00:54:58,586 --> 00:55:00,462
Prepare a letter
for my signature now.
581
00:55:01,298 --> 00:55:02,172
Yes, sir.
582
00:55:02,340 --> 00:55:04,633
"To the Imperial Household,
583
00:55:04,801 --> 00:55:07,177
"as Supreme Commander
of all Allied forces,
584
00:55:07,345 --> 00:55:10,681
"I order you to allow
Brigadier General Bonner Fellers
585
00:55:10,849 --> 00:55:12,933
"to enter
the Imperial premises
586
00:55:13,101 --> 00:55:17,313
"to meet with Vice Minister
Sekiya immediately.
587
00:55:17,480 --> 00:55:19,398
Signed, Supreme Commander,
et cetera."
588
00:55:21,151 --> 00:55:24,278
You may take
a small contingent
589
00:55:24,446 --> 00:55:26,655
solely for your personal protection.
590
00:55:26,823 --> 00:55:28,282
Now, go on.
591
00:55:29,326 --> 00:55:30,576
Yes, sir.
592
00:55:45,091 --> 00:55:47,968
Please, sir, you don't understand.
593
00:55:48,136 --> 00:55:49,511
I understand.
594
00:55:52,265 --> 00:55:53,932
General.
595
00:55:54,100 --> 00:55:55,476
Sir.
596
00:56:01,399 --> 00:56:03,650
This needs to be arranged,
General Fellers.
597
00:56:04,444 --> 00:56:06,862
I'm going to arrange it
right now.
598
00:56:37,644 --> 00:56:40,062
Tell him we are here
under the order
599
00:56:40,230 --> 00:56:43,565
of the Supreme Commander,
General Douglas MacArthur.
600
00:56:43,733 --> 00:56:47,444
I need to be in a room with
Vice Minister Sekiya in ten minutes.
601
00:56:51,282 --> 00:56:52,324
Tell him!
602
00:57:26,651 --> 00:57:28,235
MacArthur.
603
00:57:59,893 --> 00:58:02,561
Just you. No weapons.
604
00:58:09,319 --> 00:58:10,360
Wait here.
605
00:58:10,528 --> 00:58:11,695
Yes, sir.
606
00:58:43,686 --> 00:58:45,979
It would be very helpful
to see something
607
00:58:46,147 --> 00:58:47,564
that reflects the Emperor's
state of mind
608
00:58:47,732 --> 00:58:49,191
before and during the war.
609
00:58:49,359 --> 00:58:55,572
His Majesty does not record
his personal feelings and memories.
610
00:58:55,740 --> 00:58:57,699
Did he write any letters,
611
00:58:57,867 --> 00:59:01,036
messages to military or political leaders
regarding the war?
612
00:59:03,289 --> 00:59:07,584
This is my own private record
613
00:59:08,253 --> 00:59:11,505
of a crucial
Imperial Council meeting
614
00:59:11,673 --> 00:59:14,967
three months
before the war began.
615
00:59:17,387 --> 00:59:19,721
The Emperor broke all precedent
616
00:59:19,889 --> 00:59:24,393
by unexpectedly addressing
the ministers directly.
617
00:59:25,228 --> 00:59:30,274
His Majesty recited a gyosei
written by his grandfather.
618
00:59:30,441 --> 00:59:31,942
A tanka poem?
619
00:59:38,866 --> 00:59:40,701
Yes.
620
01:00:25,955 --> 01:00:30,208
It says, "It is our hope
621
01:00:31,127 --> 01:00:34,796
"that all the world's oceans
be joined in peace.
622
01:00:35,506 --> 01:00:42,137
"So why do the winds and waves
now rise up in an angry rage?"
623
01:00:45,183 --> 01:00:48,310
That's not a strong vindication
of the Emperor, sir.
624
01:00:48,478 --> 01:00:51,021
It was an extraordinary act
of courage
625
01:00:51,189 --> 01:00:55,984
for His Majesty to recite it
at that meeting.
626
01:00:56,152 --> 01:00:59,863
The Emperor does not
express himself directly,
627
01:01:00,031 --> 01:01:02,157
as most men do.
628
01:01:03,326 --> 01:01:06,995
Well, I'm going to express
myself very directly,
629
01:01:07,163 --> 01:01:11,083
because 2,000 years
of your national identity are on the line.
630
01:01:11,250 --> 01:01:14,002
Did the Emperor order
the attack on Pearl Harbor?
631
01:01:18,675 --> 01:01:24,179
As I said, His Majesty
recited a tanka poem
632
01:01:24,347 --> 01:01:26,890
written by his grandfather.
633
01:01:27,058 --> 01:01:32,270
I'll be happy to recite it
again for you, General.
634
01:01:34,857 --> 01:01:37,359
If you want to save the Emperor
635
01:01:37,527 --> 01:01:39,695
from being deposed
and put on trial...
636
01:01:43,074 --> 01:01:45,534
I'm gonna need more,
Mr. Vice Minister,
637
01:01:45,702 --> 01:01:47,536
and I'm gonna need it soon.
638
01:03:32,141 --> 01:03:33,475
General Fellers!
639
01:03:37,313 --> 01:03:38,396
Leave me alone.
640
01:03:38,564 --> 01:03:39,981
You are bleeding.
641
01:03:42,318 --> 01:03:44,110
Please, General, come with me.
642
01:03:44,278 --> 01:03:46,488
Why?
643
01:03:46,656 --> 01:03:49,199
You want to give me that list,
Takahashi?
644
01:03:49,367 --> 01:03:51,409
The list of the dead.
645
01:03:52,495 --> 01:03:53,745
I don't have it, sir.
646
01:03:53,913 --> 01:03:55,372
Then go home.
647
01:03:59,126 --> 01:04:01,253
Don't you have a family
to go home to?
648
01:04:37,540 --> 01:04:42,002
Here, you should add that its roots
are in religious traditions
649
01:04:43,212 --> 01:04:46,047
and can be traced back to Shinto.
650
01:04:48,593 --> 01:04:54,723
If you understand devotion,
you will understand Japan.
651
01:05:17,455 --> 01:05:21,207
There are two Japanese words
you should know.
652
01:05:21,375 --> 01:05:24,085
"Tatemae,"
the way things appear,
653
01:05:24,253 --> 01:05:26,796
"honne,"
the way they really are.
654
01:05:27,673 --> 01:05:29,090
When you look at Japan,
655
01:05:29,842 --> 01:05:33,970
you see the most modern
and Westernized of Asian countries,
656
01:05:35,097 --> 01:05:37,933
but that is a tatemae, the surface.
657
01:05:40,645 --> 01:05:42,437
And the honne?
658
01:05:42,605 --> 01:05:45,941
It is the true heartbeat
of my country,
659
01:05:46,108 --> 01:05:49,736
which is more
than 2,000 years old.
660
01:05:51,489 --> 01:05:54,950
It has nothing to do
with the West.
661
01:05:58,537 --> 01:06:05,085
Japan runs on the ancient warrior code
of loyalty and obedience.
662
01:06:16,138 --> 01:06:18,139
After an exhaustive review,
663
01:06:19,642 --> 01:06:22,352
I can find no evidence
exonerating the Emperor.
664
01:06:26,816 --> 01:06:31,152
As Head of State,
Hirohito cannot sidestep war guilt.
665
01:06:33,572 --> 01:06:35,824
I have no choice
but to conclude that he is part of,
666
01:06:35,992 --> 01:06:38,159
and must be considered
an instigator
667
01:06:38,327 --> 01:06:39,619
of the Pacific war.
668
01:06:39,787 --> 01:06:44,416
His arrest and trial may cause
significant internal unrest,
669
01:06:46,002 --> 01:06:47,502
but it is necessary.
670
01:07:02,810 --> 01:07:06,021
General Fellers, good news.
671
01:07:06,188 --> 01:07:08,523
What? What time is it?
672
01:07:08,691 --> 01:07:09,774
Midnight, sir.
673
01:07:10,651 --> 01:07:12,652
Kido wants to talk to you.
674
01:07:14,530 --> 01:07:15,780
I'm going to bed.
675
01:07:15,948 --> 01:07:18,241
You don't understand, sir.
I found Kido.
676
01:07:18,409 --> 01:07:20,035
I'm not doing this anymore.
677
01:07:20,202 --> 01:07:23,038
Tomorrow I'll tell MacArthur
I couldn't give him his miracle.
678
01:07:23,205 --> 01:07:24,706
But he is here, sir!
679
01:07:26,042 --> 01:07:28,209
- Kido's here?
- Yes.
680
01:07:28,377 --> 01:07:29,377
Where?
681
01:07:33,215 --> 01:07:34,799
He is coming up.
682
01:08:47,373 --> 01:08:49,207
General Fellers.
683
01:09:26,996 --> 01:09:28,830
Hate to disturb you
at this hour, sir.
684
01:09:29,832 --> 01:09:31,583
Aya Shimada.
685
01:09:31,750 --> 01:09:33,334
She's from a prominent
semi-noble family
686
01:09:33,502 --> 01:09:35,503
just outside Shizuoka City.
687
01:09:35,671 --> 01:09:37,463
Her father is a major landholder.
688
01:09:37,631 --> 01:09:39,632
They were at college
together in America.
689
01:09:39,800 --> 01:09:42,093
Now, we know
he visited her in Japan.
690
01:09:42,261 --> 01:09:43,344
These are the dates he was here.
691
01:09:43,512 --> 01:09:44,554
There were no prohibitions
692
01:09:44,722 --> 01:09:46,347
against traveling to Japan
before the war.
693
01:09:46,515 --> 01:09:49,601
Forgive me, sir, but plain and simple,
he's a Jap lover.
694
01:09:49,768 --> 01:09:50,727
That's the worst you have?
695
01:09:50,895 --> 01:09:53,563
No, sir. The worst is right here.
696
01:09:54,690 --> 01:09:57,358
Fellers had direct input
into the selection of targets in Japan
697
01:09:57,526 --> 01:10:01,821
for Allied bombing raids
from August 1942 to July 1945.
698
01:10:01,989 --> 01:10:03,656
And he attempted
to steer planners away
699
01:10:03,824 --> 01:10:05,325
from targets in Shizuoka,
700
01:10:05,492 --> 01:10:08,494
near where Aya Shimada
frequently worked as a teacher.
701
01:10:10,414 --> 01:10:12,498
Excellent work, General.
702
01:10:12,666 --> 01:10:13,708
I'll hold on to these for now.
703
01:10:13,876 --> 01:10:15,043
By all means, sir.
704
01:10:15,211 --> 01:10:16,920
And I will see to it
that you are rewarded
705
01:10:17,087 --> 01:10:18,630
for your dedication, Richter.
706
01:10:18,797 --> 01:10:19,881
Just doing what's right, sir.
707
01:10:20,049 --> 01:10:21,341
Carry on.
708
01:10:40,194 --> 01:10:43,529
You understand, this is sensitive.
709
01:10:43,697 --> 01:10:47,700
Certain people won't appreciate
my speaking with you.
710
01:10:55,042 --> 01:10:59,796
On August 9th, the Supreme Council
convened at midnight
711
01:10:59,964 --> 01:11:02,757
to discuss whether or not
to surrender.
712
01:11:06,095 --> 01:11:08,388
Fires burned throughout the city.
713
01:11:15,980 --> 01:11:20,817
Three chief ministers from the council
spoke against the surrender.
714
01:11:20,985 --> 01:11:24,279
The Foreign Minister,
the Navy Minister,
715
01:11:24,446 --> 01:11:26,948
the President of the Privy Council
716
01:11:27,116 --> 01:11:28,533
wanted to surrender.
717
01:11:29,827 --> 01:11:33,121
It was three to three, deadlock.
718
01:11:33,289 --> 01:11:35,206
And how did they break
the deadlock?
719
01:11:43,007 --> 01:11:44,799
The Emperor began to speak.
720
01:11:45,968 --> 01:11:48,303
"I trust the Allies," he said.
721
01:11:49,263 --> 01:11:51,639
"I want to accept their terms.
722
01:11:51,807 --> 01:11:54,142
"I wish you all
to agree with me."
723
01:11:58,480 --> 01:12:00,815
The War Minister, Anami,
begged the Emperor...
724
01:12:02,192 --> 01:12:04,694
"You must not surrender."
725
01:12:09,908 --> 01:12:11,743
The Emperor repeated,
726
01:12:11,910 --> 01:12:14,996
"I wish you all to agree with me,"
727
01:12:15,164 --> 01:12:18,249
and then he left the room.
728
01:12:18,959 --> 01:12:20,877
And what about
the fanatics in the army?
729
01:12:21,045 --> 01:12:22,170
What happened?
What about them?
730
01:12:26,175 --> 01:12:29,761
His Majesty knew
they would keep fighting,
731
01:12:29,928 --> 01:12:33,514
so he decided to broadcast
his wishes to the people.
732
01:12:34,558 --> 01:12:36,142
He made a recording,
733
01:12:36,310 --> 01:12:40,021
and we were ready to send it
to Radio Tokyo for broadcast.
734
01:12:40,981 --> 01:12:42,190
What time was that?
735
01:12:43,859 --> 01:12:45,526
At 11 p.m.
736
01:12:46,528 --> 01:12:47,570
Suddenly...
737
01:12:50,449 --> 01:12:54,535
A thousand soldiers
attacked the Palace.
738
01:13:07,383 --> 01:13:08,716
They all came at once?
739
01:13:12,137 --> 01:13:13,930
Six different times.
740
01:13:14,098 --> 01:13:16,432
They were looking
for the recording.
741
01:13:32,741 --> 01:13:34,367
They were also coming to kill me.
742
01:13:37,496 --> 01:13:42,041
And I believe they would
have killed His Majesty.
743
01:14:01,603 --> 01:14:05,189
We hid together
in a basement room.
744
01:14:05,357 --> 01:14:08,901
They never found us,
or the recording.
745
01:14:10,362 --> 01:14:13,614
At 8:00 a.m.,
General Tanaka arrived
746
01:14:13,782 --> 01:14:15,783
and stopped the soldiers,
747
01:14:15,951 --> 01:14:19,287
and many of the officers
shot themselves.
748
01:14:19,455 --> 01:14:23,624
Then General Tanaka
went into his room
749
01:14:23,792 --> 01:14:25,501
and shot himself.
750
01:14:26,545 --> 01:14:29,797
Hours later,
the recording was broadcast,
751
01:14:29,965 --> 01:14:32,341
and the whole nation
heard the Emperor
752
01:14:32,509 --> 01:14:34,218
tell them in his own voice
753
01:14:34,386 --> 01:14:37,972
that Japan had accepted
the Allies' terms.
754
01:14:42,227 --> 01:14:46,397
I need proof that this happened
the way you just told me.
755
01:14:53,489 --> 01:14:55,698
All records were destroyed,
756
01:14:56,992 --> 01:14:59,702
and many witnesses
killed themselves.
757
01:15:01,371 --> 01:15:04,373
You can believe me or not,
758
01:15:04,541 --> 01:15:09,378
but that is the true story
of how Japan surrendered.
759
01:16:09,856 --> 01:16:11,732
I only have his word.
760
01:16:13,151 --> 01:16:16,904
How do I know it's
not blind loyalty to the Emperor?
761
01:16:30,794 --> 01:16:31,877
Can I take you, sir?
762
01:16:34,548 --> 01:16:35,965
I'll be all right.
763
01:16:41,013 --> 01:16:44,390
I do want to apologize
for the things that I said.
764
01:16:45,559 --> 01:16:46,601
No need, sir.
765
01:16:49,896 --> 01:16:53,983
You don't have a family, do you,
Mr. Takahashi?
766
01:16:57,070 --> 01:16:58,779
My wife died
767
01:16:58,947 --> 01:17:01,866
in one of the first raids
to hit Tokyo.
768
01:17:04,244 --> 01:17:05,745
How did you cope?
769
01:17:08,749 --> 01:17:09,790
I didn't.
770
01:17:11,543 --> 01:17:13,252
I thought I would die, too.
771
01:17:50,165 --> 01:17:51,582
You must go.
772
01:17:56,004 --> 01:17:58,506
The police are starting
to round up Americans.
773
01:17:58,674 --> 01:18:01,384
Our countries
will soon be at war.
774
01:18:03,470 --> 01:18:04,595
The car will take you.
775
01:18:04,763 --> 01:18:06,013
They are watching the trains.
776
01:18:07,182 --> 01:18:08,057
Where's Aya?
777
01:18:08,225 --> 01:18:09,308
You're putting Aya at risk.
778
01:18:09,476 --> 01:18:10,601
You must never see her again.
779
01:18:10,769 --> 01:18:12,061
No. You can't do this.
780
01:18:19,653 --> 01:18:21,445
What you want is impossible.
781
01:18:32,499 --> 01:18:33,833
Go.
782
01:19:56,124 --> 01:19:58,751
I need to say something to you.
783
01:19:59,753 --> 01:20:01,462
I commanded troops.
784
01:20:02,631 --> 01:20:05,674
Yes. I looked up your record.
785
01:20:07,135 --> 01:20:09,553
You were at Saipan, Okinawa.
786
01:20:11,223 --> 01:20:12,515
Bloody battles.
787
01:20:14,559 --> 01:20:17,645
We did our duty,
788
01:20:18,563 --> 01:20:23,484
but we lost our humanity.
789
01:20:30,992 --> 01:20:32,451
You must understand,
790
01:20:34,830 --> 01:20:37,790
we Japanese
are a selfless people,
791
01:20:37,958 --> 01:20:41,418
capable of immense sacrifice
792
01:20:41,586 --> 01:20:47,007
because of our complete devotion
to a set of ideals.
793
01:20:50,011 --> 01:20:53,514
We are also ruthless warriors,
794
01:20:55,058 --> 01:20:59,019
capable of unspeakable crimes
795
01:21:00,146 --> 01:21:03,524
because of that
same complete devotion.
796
01:21:05,944 --> 01:21:11,031
I cannot tell you if the Emperor
is guilty or innocent.
797
01:21:11,199 --> 01:21:15,661
I don't know
if he brought us to war.
798
01:21:17,455 --> 01:21:20,833
But he has brought us to peace.
799
01:21:21,001 --> 01:21:24,628
He made a brave decision
against intense pressure.
800
01:21:25,672 --> 01:21:28,841
I know you would do the same.
801
01:21:53,992 --> 01:21:56,452
They were written for you.
802
01:22:52,550 --> 01:22:54,593
You gave me such happiness,
803
01:22:55,470 --> 01:22:57,805
but life is not so simple.
804
01:22:59,683 --> 01:23:01,809
I hope someday
you will understand
805
01:23:01,977 --> 01:23:04,353
that I only ever had one choice.
806
01:23:09,067 --> 01:23:13,320
In the end, I am where I belong,
807
01:23:13,488 --> 01:23:16,991
but my heart is with you always.
808
01:23:19,494 --> 01:23:22,663
Yours, Aya.
809
01:24:51,252 --> 01:24:53,754
She died with honor.
810
01:25:10,021 --> 01:25:12,606
It is a fundamental American concept
811
01:25:12,774 --> 01:25:15,275
that the people of any nation
have the inherent right
812
01:25:15,443 --> 01:25:17,194
to choose their own government.
813
01:25:18,655 --> 01:25:20,948
Were the Japanese
given this opportunity,
814
01:25:21,116 --> 01:25:24,368
they would select the Emperor
as their symbolic head of state.
815
01:25:25,120 --> 01:25:27,287
In effecting
our bloodless occupation,
816
01:25:27,455 --> 01:25:30,457
we requisitioned
the services of the Emperor.
817
01:25:31,334 --> 01:25:35,337
By his order, seven million soldiers
laid down their arms.
818
01:25:35,505 --> 01:25:37,631
Through his act,
hundreds of thousands
819
01:25:37,799 --> 01:25:39,925
of American casualties
were avoided.
820
01:25:41,970 --> 01:25:45,931
His guilt or innocence in the prosecution
of the war is unknowable.
821
01:25:46,933 --> 01:25:51,770
But his decisive role in ending
the war is beyond dispute.
822
01:25:57,485 --> 01:26:00,320
If the Emperor were tried
for war crimes,
823
01:26:00,488 --> 01:26:02,489
the governmental structure
would collapse,
824
01:26:02,657 --> 01:26:05,075
and a general uprising
would be inevitable.
825
01:26:06,411 --> 01:26:08,996
There would be
chaos and bloodshed.
826
01:26:09,164 --> 01:26:11,456
It would take more than
a million American servicemen
827
01:26:11,624 --> 01:26:14,501
to oversee the occupation
for years to come.
828
01:26:17,130 --> 01:26:18,505
- Haul ass.
- Sir!
829
01:26:18,673 --> 01:26:23,594
In conclusion, the people of Japan
have suffered greatly,
830
01:26:23,761 --> 01:26:27,931
and it is in their interest
beyond all other considerations
831
01:26:28,099 --> 01:26:30,184
that I strongly urge
allowing the Emperor
832
01:26:30,351 --> 01:26:33,520
to continue on his throne
as the leader of his people.
833
01:26:33,688 --> 01:26:34,813
General Fellers.
834
01:26:35,899 --> 01:26:39,026
Now hear this. Now hear this.
835
01:26:39,194 --> 01:26:42,654
Mine clearance is being
conducted in the harbor.
836
01:26:42,822 --> 01:26:46,491
All small craft should remain
clear until further notice.
837
01:26:49,204 --> 01:26:50,871
What the hell is this?
838
01:26:51,873 --> 01:26:53,457
The conclusion
of my investigation, sir.
839
01:26:53,625 --> 01:26:55,584
What investigation?
This is just your opinion, Fellers.
840
01:26:55,752 --> 01:26:57,878
I don't see any evidence.
841
01:26:58,046 --> 01:27:00,297
I have no concrete evidence, sir,
842
01:27:00,465 --> 01:27:01,798
but it is what we must do.
843
01:27:01,966 --> 01:27:03,926
Based on what,
your vote of confidence?
844
01:27:04,594 --> 01:27:06,762
Based on the fact that we're here
to rebuild Japan,
845
01:27:06,930 --> 01:27:07,888
and we will never...
846
01:27:08,056 --> 01:27:11,391
I am about to make
the biggest decision of the occupation,
847
01:27:11,559 --> 01:27:14,061
which will determine
the future of Japan,
848
01:27:14,229 --> 01:27:16,647
and all I have is conjecture.
849
01:27:16,814 --> 01:27:19,524
We will never know the extent
of the Emperor's involvement, sir.
850
01:27:20,401 --> 01:27:22,819
If we had a thousand years,
we wouldn't know it.
851
01:27:23,571 --> 01:27:25,614
We have to make up our minds.
852
01:27:25,782 --> 01:27:26,865
I have made mine.
853
01:27:27,033 --> 01:27:28,659
You want me to call
Washington and tell them,
854
01:27:28,826 --> 01:27:30,994
I'm making my decision
because I trust General Fellers?
855
01:27:31,162 --> 01:27:34,456
No, sir. You are making it
because there's nothing
856
01:27:34,624 --> 01:27:36,416
that incriminates the Emperor, sir.
857
01:27:37,710 --> 01:27:39,127
Sit down.
858
01:27:44,676 --> 01:27:48,971
Sir, we promised Hirohito
that Japan would retain
859
01:27:49,138 --> 01:27:50,514
the institution of the Emperor
860
01:27:50,682 --> 01:27:53,350
if he surrendered,
and surrender he did.
861
01:27:55,353 --> 01:27:57,980
We will never know
who started the war, General,
862
01:27:58,773 --> 01:28:00,607
but we do know
who brought it to an end.
863
01:28:00,775 --> 01:28:04,528
There is nothing,
absolutely nothing,
864
01:28:04,696 --> 01:28:09,700
that could compromise my situation
if I were to absolve the Emperor?
865
01:28:11,160 --> 01:28:13,370
There is no evidence for
nor against him, sir.
866
01:28:13,538 --> 01:28:14,496
Fire in the hole!
867
01:28:19,294 --> 01:28:21,086
In that case,
I want to meet him.
868
01:28:21,254 --> 01:28:22,296
Meet who, sir?
869
01:28:22,463 --> 01:28:25,340
This monarch in who I am
placing all of my faith.
870
01:28:25,508 --> 01:28:26,591
Face to face?
871
01:28:26,759 --> 01:28:29,136
That's right.
Before I call Washington,
872
01:28:29,304 --> 01:28:31,430
I want to meet him,
shake his hand,
873
01:28:31,597 --> 01:28:33,515
look him in the eye,
see what kind of man he is.
874
01:28:33,683 --> 01:28:36,768
We can't extend
a last-minute invitation to Hirohito, sir.
875
01:28:36,936 --> 01:28:39,187
I'm not extending an invitation
to anyone, Fellers, you are.
876
01:28:39,355 --> 01:28:40,647
Sir.
877
01:28:40,815 --> 01:28:43,275
You didn't bring me the proof,
bring me the Emperor.
878
01:28:43,443 --> 01:28:45,777
Then I request
you postpone the call, sir.
879
01:28:45,945 --> 01:28:46,987
We are going to meet
their deadline,
880
01:28:47,155 --> 01:28:49,489
and we are going
to meet it with aplomb.
881
01:28:49,657 --> 01:28:51,158
We're a full day ahead, Fellers.
882
01:28:51,326 --> 01:28:56,747
Today, here and now,
is still yesterday in Washington.
883
01:29:09,302 --> 01:29:13,013
His Majesty will not come.
884
01:29:29,572 --> 01:29:30,864
If I may, sir,
885
01:29:31,574 --> 01:29:34,117
the Emperor won't come
to headquarters,
886
01:29:34,285 --> 01:29:37,871
but he might come
to MacArthur's home.
887
01:29:43,044 --> 01:29:45,087
A social visit, then.
888
01:29:46,214 --> 01:29:49,341
A cup of tea to save
a 2,000-year-old dynasty.
889
01:29:54,889 --> 01:29:57,933
His Majesty speaks
and understands some English,
890
01:29:58,101 --> 01:30:00,394
but to avoid
misunderstandings,
891
01:30:00,561 --> 01:30:03,271
all communication will be
through his translator.
892
01:30:03,439 --> 01:30:04,356
Sit down, Higgins.
893
01:30:04,524 --> 01:30:05,649
Yes, sir.
894
01:30:05,817 --> 01:30:08,527
His Majesty's image
can only be recorded
895
01:30:08,694 --> 01:30:12,531
by a court-approved
photographer from a distance.
896
01:30:14,200 --> 01:30:16,284
His Majesty won't eat anything
897
01:30:16,452 --> 01:30:18,954
or drink anything
during the visit.
898
01:30:19,122 --> 01:30:21,248
Do you think we don't know
how to show hospitality?
899
01:30:22,125 --> 01:30:24,584
Of course not,
General Supreme Commander.
900
01:30:24,752 --> 01:30:26,670
Supreme Commander will do.
901
01:30:28,339 --> 01:30:32,008
You must understand,
a Japanese Emperor
902
01:30:32,176 --> 01:30:34,761
has never called on a foreigner,
903
01:30:34,929 --> 01:30:40,142
so there are certain proprieties
I'd better make you aware of.
904
01:30:41,269 --> 01:30:47,190
You may not shake
His Majesty's hand or touch him.
905
01:30:47,358 --> 01:30:51,611
You must never look
His Majesty directly in the eyes.
906
01:30:52,405 --> 01:30:56,283
You may not step on his shadow.
907
01:30:56,451 --> 01:30:58,118
When you sit down
with His Majesty,
908
01:30:58,286 --> 01:31:01,538
you have to sit on his left.
909
01:31:01,706 --> 01:31:06,918
You must never call
His Majesty by his name.
910
01:31:29,484 --> 01:31:31,776
I've never met an emperor before,
911
01:31:32,653 --> 01:31:33,737
much less a god.
912
01:31:33,905 --> 01:31:36,448
What the hell do you say to a god?
913
01:31:38,075 --> 01:31:42,162
General, before you make
your final decision,
914
01:31:42,330 --> 01:31:43,788
there's something you should know.
915
01:31:44,665 --> 01:31:46,208
You asked if there was anything
916
01:31:46,375 --> 01:31:48,376
that could
compromise your position.
917
01:31:49,670 --> 01:31:50,837
It's all here.
918
01:31:52,256 --> 01:31:54,758
I should have brought it
to your attention before, sir.
919
01:31:54,926 --> 01:31:57,260
Oh, yeah.
920
01:31:57,428 --> 01:32:01,306
General Richter did his job
with his usual thoroughness.
921
01:32:01,474 --> 01:32:03,808
He brought these by
the other night.
922
01:32:03,976 --> 01:32:08,063
I steered planners away from targets
to protect someone, sir.
923
01:32:09,232 --> 01:32:10,482
Tell you what, Fellers...
924
01:32:11,859 --> 01:32:14,778
not a single American life
was lost in this operation.
925
01:32:14,946 --> 01:32:17,113
I don't see the point
in rehashing it.
926
01:32:18,366 --> 01:32:20,617
And what about General Richter?
927
01:32:20,785 --> 01:32:22,869
After careful consideration,
I've come to the conclusion
928
01:32:23,037 --> 01:32:25,789
that General Richter
can go piss up a rope.
929
01:33:10,585 --> 01:33:12,252
General Bonner Fellers.
930
01:33:19,343 --> 01:33:23,722
His Majesty says that it is a privilege
to meet you, General Fellers.
931
01:33:23,889 --> 01:33:26,182
He thanks you
for your service to Japan.
932
01:33:36,319 --> 01:33:38,153
Please, come in.
933
01:33:38,321 --> 01:33:40,280
General MacArthur
is waiting inside.
934
01:34:08,017 --> 01:34:10,143
It is indeed
935
01:34:11,312 --> 01:34:15,940
a pleasure to welcome
you here, Your Majesty.
936
01:34:21,989 --> 01:34:23,323
Thank you.
937
01:34:25,368 --> 01:34:26,701
And thank you.
938
01:34:34,043 --> 01:34:36,378
We have arranged for a picture.
939
01:34:36,545 --> 01:34:39,589
No, impossible.
His Maj...
940
01:34:50,935 --> 01:34:53,228
His Majesty and I
and his translator
941
01:34:54,146 --> 01:34:56,147
can have a talk here
942
01:34:56,315 --> 01:34:59,275
while the rest of you
get acquainted in the library.
943
01:35:04,824 --> 01:35:07,325
But that wasn't the plan.
944
01:35:07,493 --> 01:35:08,868
Sekiya.
945
01:35:49,785 --> 01:35:53,621
I come to you,
General MacArthur,
946
01:35:53,789 --> 01:35:58,543
to offer myself as the one
947
01:35:58,711 --> 01:36:02,380
to bear sole responsibility.
948
01:36:02,548 --> 01:36:06,676
I wish that the punishment
949
01:36:06,844 --> 01:36:11,014
will fall on me,
950
01:36:11,182 --> 01:36:15,101
not on Japan.
951
01:36:18,564 --> 01:36:20,565
I appreciate that.
952
01:36:20,733 --> 01:36:21,941
Please be seated.
953
01:36:33,329 --> 01:36:38,792
This has nothing to do
with punishment...
954
01:36:41,712 --> 01:36:42,962
Your Majesty.
955
01:36:48,427 --> 01:36:52,430
I need your help.
956
01:36:55,768 --> 01:36:59,312
So let's see what we can do
957
01:37:00,439 --> 01:37:04,818
to get Japan back on its feet.
958
01:38:28,068 --> 01:38:29,736
Back to your hotel, sir?
959
01:38:32,156 --> 01:38:35,074
We never did have
that drink, Takahashi.
960
01:38:35,242 --> 01:38:37,285
Perhaps now would be
a good time.
961
01:38:38,954 --> 01:38:40,121
Yes.