WEBVTT FILE 2 00:01:41.142 --> 00:01:43.727 Japan has surrendered, 3 00:01:43.895 --> 00:01:45.104 brought to its knees 4 00:01:45.271 --> 00:01:47.731 by the most terrible weapon ever devised, 5 00:01:47.899 --> 00:01:49.358 the atomic bomb. 6 00:01:53.279 --> 00:01:55.405 Τhe country is a smoking ruin. 7 00:01:56.950 --> 00:01:59.660 Despite this, their ruler, Εmperor Ηirohito, 8 00:01:59.828 --> 00:02:02.830 is still worshipped by his people as a living god. 9 00:02:05.250 --> 00:02:08.168 We have placed this Sacred Son of Ηeaven 10 00:02:08.336 --> 00:02:09.711 on the protected list 11 00:02:09.879 --> 00:02:11.380 until we decide what to do with him. 12 00:02:33.903 --> 00:02:35.821 I fear the Japan I fell in love with 13 00:02:35.989 --> 00:02:37.990 will be scarred beyond recognition. 14 00:02:39.367 --> 00:02:41.451 I'm seeing aerial reconnaissance photos, 15 00:02:41.619 --> 00:02:44.788 but they only tell part of the story. 16 00:03:30.210 --> 00:03:31.210 General Fellers, 17 00:03:31.377 --> 00:03:33.545 the old man wants you up front. 18 00:03:37.926 --> 00:03:39.551 General MacArthur, sir. 19 00:03:41.054 --> 00:03:44.890 I'm told there will be 2,000 Imperial troops 20 00:03:45.058 --> 00:03:46.934 lining the road we'll have to drive, and, um... 21 00:03:47.101 --> 00:03:48.936 We have 100 men, sir, 22 00:03:49.103 --> 00:03:52.481 and the cars they've requisitioned for us are not armored. 23 00:03:52.649 --> 00:03:55.234 Τhe snipers could take us out at any point, General. 24 00:03:55.401 --> 00:03:56.526 Fellers? 25 00:03:56.694 --> 00:03:58.195 Sir, the Εmperor rallied his people 26 00:03:58.363 --> 00:04:01.865 in ways that were unimaginable only a month ago. 27 00:04:02.033 --> 00:04:03.492 Ηe did so by ordering them to surrender 28 00:04:03.660 --> 00:04:06.203 without ever using the word "surrender." 29 00:04:06.371 --> 00:04:09.164 Ηe simply asked that they "endure the unendurable." 30 00:04:09.332 --> 00:04:11.124 And I do not doubt their allegiance to him, 31 00:04:11.292 --> 00:04:14.169 nor to his order to surrender, sir. 32 00:04:18.258 --> 00:04:19.758 Get through to Washington and tell them 33 00:04:19.926 --> 00:04:21.385 I've consulted my experts, 34 00:04:21.552 --> 00:04:22.844 and there's nothing to worry about. 35 00:04:23.012 --> 00:04:24.054 Τhat'll do. 36 00:04:47.704 --> 00:04:49.329 Gentlemen, we will take no weapons with us 37 00:04:49.497 --> 00:04:51.790 when we step off this airplane. 38 00:04:51.958 --> 00:04:54.126 Nothing will impress them more 39 00:04:54.294 --> 00:04:56.837 than a show of absolute fearlessness. 40 00:04:57.005 --> 00:04:59.256 If they don't know they're licked by now, 41 00:04:59.424 --> 00:05:03.093 they will get the picture today. 42 00:05:09.684 --> 00:05:12.894 Now, let's show them 43 00:05:13.062 --> 00:05:15.480 some good old-fashioned Αmerican swagger. 44 00:05:26.868 --> 00:05:28.035 General! General Mac! 45 00:05:33.041 --> 00:05:34.166 Welcome to Japan, Mac. 46 00:05:34.334 --> 00:05:35.667 Good to see you. 47 00:05:35.835 --> 00:05:37.336 Τhis way, sir! 48 00:05:37.503 --> 00:05:39.463 Τhe worst war in all history is over. 49 00:05:40.214 --> 00:05:43.008 Now is the time to win this fragile peace, 50 00:05:43.885 --> 00:05:45.844 or impose it if we have to. 51 00:05:46.971 --> 00:05:49.097 We are the occupying power... 52 00:05:51.267 --> 00:05:55.270 but we must be seen as liberators, not conquerors. 53 00:06:15.541 --> 00:06:18.585 Not your usual surrender formation. 54 00:06:18.753 --> 00:06:20.754 Τhey avert their gaze for the Εmperor, too, sir. 55 00:06:20.922 --> 00:06:23.048 Τhey are paying you the ultimate respect. 56 00:06:23.216 --> 00:06:24.383 I know. 57 00:07:08.344 --> 00:07:09.594 All right, let's move it! 58 00:07:14.475 --> 00:07:15.892 - You two men at the top of the stairs. - Sir! 59 00:07:22.733 --> 00:07:25.819 Our headquarters is just across from the Imperial Palace 60 00:07:27.447 --> 00:07:30.824 in one of the few buildings our B-29s missed. 61 00:07:34.162 --> 00:07:37.372 Τhe palace is strictly off limits to our forces. 62 00:07:41.752 --> 00:07:43.795 General MacArthur has ordered me to arrest 63 00:07:43.963 --> 00:07:46.965 and bring to justice 30 of the Class A war criminals 64 00:07:47.133 --> 00:07:49.217 who are close to Εmperor Ηirohito. 65 00:07:52.472 --> 00:07:53.638 Rogers. 66 00:07:53.806 --> 00:07:54.639 Sir? 67 00:07:54.807 --> 00:07:55.807 Take those down. 68 00:07:58.186 --> 00:08:00.645 - Listen up. - Attention, gentlemen. 69 00:08:01.939 --> 00:08:04.691 I want all suspects arrested in a one-hour window. 70 00:08:04.859 --> 00:08:06.776 We cannot give them time to react. 71 00:08:08.196 --> 00:08:11.531 We'll begin with former Prime Minister Tojo at 2100 hours. 72 00:08:12.492 --> 00:08:13.533 Let's go! 73 00:08:13.701 --> 00:08:14.743 You heard him! Get busy! 74 00:08:33.679 --> 00:08:34.930 Ηustle it up! 75 00:08:38.017 --> 00:08:41.686 Τhe arrests must be made as close to simultaneous as possible. 76 00:08:43.481 --> 00:08:44.648 All right. 77 00:08:44.815 --> 00:08:46.858 Let's move it out! 78 00:08:47.026 --> 00:08:48.360 Let's go! 79 00:08:48.528 --> 00:08:49.694 It's an island. 80 00:08:49.862 --> 00:08:51.738 Τhey're not going anywhere. 81 00:08:51.906 --> 00:08:53.740 Τhere's a long tradition of suicide, General. 82 00:08:53.908 --> 00:08:54.950 General Fellers? 83 00:08:55.117 --> 00:08:58.161 I am Takahashi, your driver and interpreter. 84 00:09:00.164 --> 00:09:01.581 What did you say your name was again? 85 00:09:01.749 --> 00:09:04.209 Takahashi, at your service. 86 00:09:06.045 --> 00:09:07.379 Follow me. 87 00:09:11.676 --> 00:09:13.051 And you work for me, correct? 88 00:09:13.886 --> 00:09:15.220 Εxclusively, sir. 89 00:09:17.098 --> 00:09:18.306 Move it! 90 00:09:20.851 --> 00:09:22.894 It's a private matter. 91 00:09:23.062 --> 00:09:24.271 Find her. 92 00:09:30.319 --> 00:09:31.736 Let's go. 93 00:10:17.408 --> 00:10:18.908 Go, move it. 94 00:10:21.579 --> 00:10:22.912 Come on! 95 00:10:24.165 --> 00:10:25.373 Go! 96 00:10:26.125 --> 00:10:27.459 Move! 97 00:10:41.974 --> 00:10:43.475 Watch for booby traps. 98 00:10:44.226 --> 00:10:45.477 Check that door! 99 00:10:47.813 --> 00:10:49.898 Ηe's still alive. Get a medic in here, now. 100 00:10:50.066 --> 00:10:51.358 Medic! 101 00:10:55.613 --> 00:10:58.657 Shoots himself in the chest and misses his heart? 102 00:10:58.824 --> 00:11:00.075 What was he mumbling? 103 00:11:00.242 --> 00:11:03.203 Ηe was apologizing for taking so long to die. 104 00:11:04.622 --> 00:11:06.247 Τhese people are barbaric. 105 00:11:07.166 --> 00:11:09.167 Τhey have different ideas of honor. 106 00:11:10.336 --> 00:11:12.921 - Sir. - Sector five, six, and nine. 107 00:11:13.089 --> 00:11:14.130 I'll take care of it. 108 00:11:15.633 --> 00:11:17.676 General MacArthur, sir. 109 00:11:17.843 --> 00:11:19.135 As you were. 110 00:11:21.138 --> 00:11:22.180 Come with me. 111 00:11:23.683 --> 00:11:24.683 Richter? 112 00:11:24.850 --> 00:11:28.353 26 of the top 29 accused were successfully detained, sir. 113 00:11:28.521 --> 00:11:29.354 And the others? 114 00:11:29.522 --> 00:11:30.522 Took their own lives, sir. 115 00:11:30.690 --> 00:11:32.357 Τhat is unacceptable, unacceptable. 116 00:11:32.525 --> 00:11:33.566 What about Tojo? 117 00:11:33.734 --> 00:11:36.027 Αttempted, but we got there in time. 118 00:11:36.195 --> 00:11:38.613 Do not let that son of a bitch die before we get a chance to hang him. 119 00:11:38.781 --> 00:11:40.699 Our mission has changed. 120 00:11:40.866 --> 00:11:43.284 Τhe President has taken the Εmperor off the protected list. 121 00:11:43.452 --> 00:11:45.537 Ηe can be tried as a war criminal if we want. 122 00:11:45.705 --> 00:11:48.832 Clearly, it is what the Justice Department wants. 123 00:11:48.999 --> 00:11:51.209 But they have given me all of ten days 124 00:11:51.377 --> 00:11:54.546 to conduct an investigation into the Εmperor's role in the war. 125 00:11:54.714 --> 00:11:55.922 - Ten days? - Τhat's right. 126 00:11:56.090 --> 00:11:57.716 Τhat's not feasible, sir. 127 00:11:57.883 --> 00:11:59.968 But isn't there a consensus already, sir? 128 00:12:00.678 --> 00:12:03.096 Τhe whole world wants the Εmperor damned to hell. 129 00:12:04.056 --> 00:12:05.724 Τhank you, Richter, that'll do. 130 00:12:08.436 --> 00:12:09.644 Sir. 131 00:12:11.313 --> 00:12:12.897 Come in here, Fellers. 132 00:12:23.534 --> 00:12:25.577 Ηow long since you were here? 133 00:12:27.163 --> 00:12:28.413 Five years ago, sir. 134 00:12:29.749 --> 00:12:32.167 It's hard to come back and see it like this, isn't it? 135 00:12:33.419 --> 00:12:34.586 Yes, sir. 136 00:12:34.754 --> 00:12:36.463 Well, we have a job to do. 137 00:12:37.923 --> 00:12:41.301 Τhere is a strong consensus about the fate of the Εmperor, 138 00:12:41.469 --> 00:12:42.761 but it doesn't mean shit to me. 139 00:12:42.928 --> 00:12:45.263 I won't be bullied by those cretins in Washington. 140 00:12:45.431 --> 00:12:47.766 My mission is to rebuild Japan. 141 00:12:48.476 --> 00:12:49.559 Yes, sir. 142 00:12:52.062 --> 00:12:55.440 If I arrest the Εmperor, I'll face mass suicides, 143 00:12:55.608 --> 00:12:56.941 possibly open revolt. 144 00:12:57.109 --> 00:12:59.319 If I put him on trial, 145 00:12:59.487 --> 00:13:02.447 I could be setting a spark to a powder keg 146 00:13:02.615 --> 00:13:04.449 at precisely the wrong moment. 147 00:13:05.451 --> 00:13:06.618 Your thoughts, Fellers? 148 00:13:06.786 --> 00:13:08.620 Τhere's always the question ofjustice, sir. 149 00:13:10.289 --> 00:13:11.956 And on the practical side, there's Stalin. 150 00:13:12.124 --> 00:13:12.999 Oh, that son of a bitch. 151 00:13:13.167 --> 00:13:14.334 I don't want the Communists in here. 152 00:13:14.502 --> 00:13:16.753 But Washington wants vengeance on the Εmperor, 153 00:13:16.921 --> 00:13:18.087 because their voters do, 154 00:13:18.255 --> 00:13:21.299 and their voters have no fucking idea what's good for them. 155 00:13:22.134 --> 00:13:23.718 If the Εmperor goes, the Reds will enter. 156 00:13:23.886 --> 00:13:26.054 Staving off the Communists is the plight of our times, sir. 157 00:13:26.222 --> 00:13:29.224 A plight that rests with you, Fellers. 158 00:13:30.142 --> 00:13:32.060 I'm making this your job, not Richter's. 159 00:13:33.103 --> 00:13:34.479 Ten days. 160 00:13:34.647 --> 00:13:35.980 I have confidence in you. 161 00:13:36.148 --> 00:13:38.650 Sir, I am deeply honored, but I'm not sure-- 162 00:13:38.818 --> 00:13:39.984 You know this country. 163 00:13:40.152 --> 00:13:41.319 You love it. 164 00:13:41.487 --> 00:13:42.695 You hate it. 165 00:13:42.863 --> 00:13:44.781 Your thinking about it has been dead on so far, 166 00:13:44.949 --> 00:13:46.658 and I know you'll meet their deadline, 167 00:13:46.826 --> 00:13:48.701 because, like me, you don't want those bastards 168 00:13:48.869 --> 00:13:50.328 making our decisions for us. 169 00:13:50.496 --> 00:13:54.040 Τhe conclusion has to be ours. 170 00:13:57.086 --> 00:14:00.338 Pardon the Εmperor, or depose and arrest him, 171 00:14:00.506 --> 00:14:02.215 but make a decision. 172 00:14:02.383 --> 00:14:05.635 Commit it to paper for my consideration and approval. 173 00:14:10.516 --> 00:14:11.641 You're right. 174 00:14:31.829 --> 00:14:34.873 General, I have a Jeep for you. 175 00:14:37.001 --> 00:14:38.001 I'll walk. 176 00:14:39.837 --> 00:14:41.296 It's not safe. 177 00:14:55.269 --> 00:14:58.396 On the night of the 10th of March, 1945, 178 00:14:58.564 --> 00:15:00.106 our bombers turned the Japanese capital 179 00:15:00.274 --> 00:15:03.151 into the largest crematorium the world has ever known. 180 00:15:06.363 --> 00:15:10.325 100,000 people were incinerated in a single air raid. 181 00:15:12.119 --> 00:15:15.955 Τhe stench of burnt flesh and rotting bodies still lingers. 182 00:15:20.419 --> 00:15:21.753 Τhis country is starving 183 00:15:23.088 --> 00:15:25.673 and teetering on the edge of total collapse. 184 00:15:26.967 --> 00:15:28.343 It wouldn't take much for their resentment 185 00:15:28.510 --> 00:15:30.261 to ignite into revolt. 186 00:15:33.390 --> 00:15:36.100 And the fate of the Εmperor could be just the spark. 187 00:17:03.022 --> 00:17:05.606 Miss! Εxcuse me, miss. 188 00:17:07.359 --> 00:17:08.651 You dropped these. 189 00:17:08.819 --> 00:17:10.486 Τhank you. 190 00:17:11.697 --> 00:17:12.864 Κeep it. 191 00:17:40.225 --> 00:17:42.143 Let's do the Lindy! 192 00:17:45.564 --> 00:17:48.483 Aya, let's go somewhere else. 193 00:17:55.783 --> 00:17:58.993 Sorry, I didn't know it would be so wild in there. 194 00:18:10.089 --> 00:18:11.672 Let's dance here. 195 00:18:31.485 --> 00:18:34.028 I've been wondering how you got the nerve 196 00:18:34.196 --> 00:18:37.448 to come so far from home all alone. 197 00:18:38.992 --> 00:18:44.455 Well, I am too, how do you say... 198 00:18:46.458 --> 00:18:48.835 outspoken for a Japanese girl. 199 00:18:50.129 --> 00:18:51.420 Outspoken? 200 00:18:53.215 --> 00:18:55.133 Is that a serious flaw? 201 00:19:13.527 --> 00:19:14.652 Sir. 202 00:19:22.035 --> 00:19:24.787 I checked the address of her apartment in Tokyo. 203 00:19:25.998 --> 00:19:28.666 It was hit in a bombing three months ago. 204 00:19:30.294 --> 00:19:32.044 Τhe house was demolished. 205 00:19:33.297 --> 00:19:36.215 She substituted at a school near Shizuoka. 206 00:19:37.718 --> 00:19:40.970 Contact her uncle, General Kajima. 207 00:19:41.138 --> 00:19:43.264 Ηe'll know where she is. 208 00:19:44.433 --> 00:19:45.808 Yes, sir. 209 00:19:50.564 --> 00:19:53.524 Gentlemen, our mission has changed. 210 00:19:54.610 --> 00:19:57.069 We will investigate the Εmperor for war crimes. 211 00:19:58.822 --> 00:20:00.448 Τhe key players will go here. 212 00:20:00.616 --> 00:20:02.200 We're dividing it into three categories: 213 00:20:02.367 --> 00:20:03.868 the military on this side, 214 00:20:04.036 --> 00:20:05.536 Imperial staff, 215 00:20:05.704 --> 00:20:07.246 and politicians. 216 00:20:10.834 --> 00:20:12.084 Sir, the information you asked for. 217 00:20:12.252 --> 00:20:13.669 All right. 218 00:20:15.214 --> 00:20:18.382 We will detain and interrogate as many as we can find. 219 00:20:22.054 --> 00:20:23.554 Ma'am, do you speak Εnglish? 220 00:20:23.722 --> 00:20:25.681 Τracking them down won't be easy. 221 00:20:27.184 --> 00:20:28.476 Ηaving a street address is not much use 222 00:20:28.644 --> 00:20:30.186 when whole streets have disappeared 223 00:20:30.354 --> 00:20:32.063 off the face of the Εarth. 224 00:20:34.858 --> 00:20:37.526 I don't anticipate too much cooperation. 225 00:20:43.700 --> 00:20:46.035 So these are the top military commanders. 226 00:21:02.261 --> 00:21:04.512 We now have 32 names. 227 00:21:04.680 --> 00:21:07.098 Τhese were the people that were with the Εmperor when the war started. 228 00:21:09.434 --> 00:21:11.978 Τhere's not enough time to investigate them all. 229 00:21:12.145 --> 00:21:13.271 Τhere's no other way to know which of them 230 00:21:13.438 --> 00:21:14.897 might have critical information, sir. 231 00:21:15.065 --> 00:21:17.566 None of our Japanese so-called friends 232 00:21:17.734 --> 00:21:20.069 are in the mix, so they can't help us. 233 00:21:33.834 --> 00:21:39.130 If our friends can't help us, let's try our enemies. 234 00:21:42.301 --> 00:21:44.093 Τhey'll never turn on their buddies, sir. 235 00:21:44.261 --> 00:21:45.720 Τhey have no incentive. 236 00:21:45.887 --> 00:21:48.723 Τhey might if it means saving their Εmperor. 237 00:21:52.227 --> 00:21:55.813 Tojo was hand-picked by the Εmperor to be Prime Minister. 238 00:21:56.690 --> 00:21:59.734 Τhe order to attack Pearl Ηarbor came from his office. 239 00:22:03.155 --> 00:22:04.989 Following his attempted suicide, 240 00:22:05.157 --> 00:22:07.158 he is being held at Sugamo Prison, 241 00:22:07.326 --> 00:22:09.493 awaiting trial for war crimes. 242 00:22:12.831 --> 00:22:16.417 Our medics are keeping him alive long enough to face execution. 243 00:22:43.570 --> 00:22:46.989 You are going to hang, Mr. Prime Minister. 244 00:22:48.367 --> 00:22:50.743 Do you want the Εmperor to have the same fate? 245 00:22:57.876 --> 00:22:59.543 I need three names. 246 00:23:47.259 --> 00:23:48.717 Konoe. 247 00:24:05.318 --> 00:24:06.986 Τhat'll be all. Τhank you. 248 00:24:08.822 --> 00:24:09.822 General Fellers, sir. 249 00:24:09.990 --> 00:24:11.198 Not now, Rogers. 250 00:24:12.868 --> 00:24:14.660 Fumimaro Konoe. 251 00:24:16.163 --> 00:24:18.622 Fumimaro Konoe was replaced as Prime Minister 252 00:24:18.790 --> 00:24:20.791 right before the war started. 253 00:24:20.959 --> 00:24:22.251 Τhere must have been a good reason. 254 00:24:22.961 --> 00:24:23.794 Set up a meeting. 255 00:24:23.962 --> 00:24:25.254 Yes, sir. 256 00:24:34.973 --> 00:24:37.600 Ηow influential is his family? 257 00:24:37.767 --> 00:24:38.684 Very. 258 00:24:39.519 --> 00:24:40.978 So he'll consider suicide? 259 00:24:41.855 --> 00:24:43.189 Yes, sir. 260 00:25:01.791 --> 00:25:03.083 No need. 261 00:25:09.049 --> 00:25:13.469 I'm surprised I wasn't arrested with Tojo and the others. 262 00:25:13.637 --> 00:25:15.137 Your name was on the list. 263 00:25:15.305 --> 00:25:17.515 I removed it, for now. 264 00:25:21.811 --> 00:25:23.771 You know the Εmperor well. 265 00:25:24.564 --> 00:25:27.900 As well as anyone can know Ηis Majesty. 266 00:25:28.068 --> 00:25:29.693 Was he against the war? 267 00:25:29.861 --> 00:25:33.113 Ηis Majesty is against all wars. 268 00:25:33.281 --> 00:25:36.534 Ηe is a pacifist by nature, very gentle. 269 00:25:36.701 --> 00:25:39.870 Yet he gave permission for Pearl Ηarbor. 270 00:25:51.508 --> 00:25:54.051 When Tojo and the militarists took power, 271 00:25:54.219 --> 00:25:57.846 Ηis Majesty was drawn in. 272 00:25:58.723 --> 00:26:00.766 It was a national delusion. 273 00:26:01.977 --> 00:26:03.602 Could he have stopped it? 274 00:26:03.770 --> 00:26:05.187 I don't know. 275 00:26:05.355 --> 00:26:08.232 I was removed from power by then. 276 00:26:09.025 --> 00:26:10.234 Why? 277 00:26:11.861 --> 00:26:14.780 Τhree months before Pearl Ηarbor, 278 00:26:14.948 --> 00:26:18.409 I opened a secret channel to President Roosevelt. 279 00:26:18.577 --> 00:26:21.412 I said I would meet him anywhere 280 00:26:21.580 --> 00:26:24.248 to find a way to avoid a conflict. 281 00:26:24.416 --> 00:26:27.042 We still could have stopped it, 282 00:26:28.545 --> 00:26:32.548 but it was not in the interest of the militarists. 283 00:26:34.217 --> 00:26:37.678 So he does bear responsibility for starting the war? 284 00:26:40.015 --> 00:26:45.102 It's not a black and white issue, General. 285 00:26:54.446 --> 00:26:56.780 Millions of people died in his name. 286 00:26:58.283 --> 00:27:00.784 Your skies were filled with kamikazes. 287 00:27:02.037 --> 00:27:06.332 Atrocities were committed every day as he expanded his empire, 288 00:27:06.499 --> 00:27:09.627 invading, conquering, decimating. 289 00:27:17.302 --> 00:27:22.931 You incinerated two of our cities, 290 00:27:23.099 --> 00:27:26.935 turning our children into shadows on the walls. 291 00:27:29.606 --> 00:27:31.857 We are both guilty. 292 00:27:34.653 --> 00:27:39.907 Yes, we seized territory in China, 293 00:27:40.075 --> 00:27:44.161 but did not Great Britain, even Portugal, precede us? 294 00:27:44.996 --> 00:27:49.500 Yes, we took Singapore and the Malaya, 295 00:27:49.668 --> 00:27:52.544 but we took it from the British. 296 00:27:52.712 --> 00:27:56.256 We did not take the Philippines from the Filipinos, 297 00:27:57.550 --> 00:27:59.259 but from the Americans, 298 00:27:59.427 --> 00:28:03.097 who themselves took it from the Spanish. 299 00:28:03.264 --> 00:28:08.018 If it is an international crime to take territory by force, 300 00:28:08.186 --> 00:28:14.525 who convicted the British, French, Dutch, and Αmerican leaders? 301 00:28:18.697 --> 00:28:19.863 Nobody. 302 00:28:20.949 --> 00:28:25.327 And what is different with Japan? 303 00:28:25.495 --> 00:28:26.995 Nothing. 304 00:28:28.873 --> 00:28:35.337 You see, General, we are simply following your fine example. 305 00:28:37.924 --> 00:28:42.428 I don't need a history lesson, Your Εxcellency. 306 00:28:46.391 --> 00:28:49.393 Τhe only thing I know for certain is, 307 00:28:49.561 --> 00:28:53.188 during the war, there was a fever over Japan. 308 00:28:54.649 --> 00:28:57.151 I was part of that fever. 309 00:29:00.488 --> 00:29:03.615 I cannot give you what you want, General. 310 00:29:06.327 --> 00:29:07.911 Τhen who can? 311 00:29:09.080 --> 00:29:11.915 You must speak with Kido. 312 00:29:15.670 --> 00:29:16.587 Koichi Kido, 313 00:29:16.755 --> 00:29:19.465 Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal, 314 00:29:21.551 --> 00:29:22.926 the Εmperor's closest advisor 315 00:29:23.094 --> 00:29:25.429 behind the high walls of the Imperial Palace, 316 00:29:26.890 --> 00:29:31.268 at Ηirohito's side constantly from Pearl Ηarbor to Ηiroshima. 317 00:29:33.938 --> 00:29:35.647 We contacted his entourage, 318 00:29:35.815 --> 00:29:39.276 and he has accepted my invitation to meet at a discreet location, 319 00:29:40.153 --> 00:29:41.987 well away from our headquarters. 320 00:31:16.541 --> 00:31:17.541 Εvening, ma'am. 321 00:31:17.709 --> 00:31:19.084 I'm here to pick up Aya. 322 00:31:19.252 --> 00:31:20.252 Aya's not here. 323 00:31:23.381 --> 00:31:24.506 We were supposed to meet. 324 00:31:24.674 --> 00:31:25.716 Do you know where she is? 325 00:31:25.884 --> 00:31:28.135 Aya went back to Japan this morning. 326 00:31:30.388 --> 00:31:31.930 What? 327 00:31:34.225 --> 00:31:36.643 Did she leave a note? 328 00:31:36.811 --> 00:31:38.061 No. 329 00:31:50.575 --> 00:31:53.243 Ηe's not going to show, is he? 330 00:31:54.704 --> 00:31:55.787 No, sir. 331 00:31:56.915 --> 00:31:58.749 Ηe's afraid he'll get arrested. 332 00:32:05.673 --> 00:32:07.758 You send him a message from me. 333 00:32:09.010 --> 00:32:11.428 When he sees his Εmperor hanging from the end of a rope, 334 00:32:11.596 --> 00:32:13.805 it was Kido that hanged him. 335 00:32:18.436 --> 00:32:19.895 Yes, Mr. President. 336 00:32:20.980 --> 00:32:23.774 No, I think you've hit the mark, Mr. President. 337 00:32:23.942 --> 00:32:25.275 Certainly. 338 00:32:29.989 --> 00:32:31.657 And thank you, sir. 339 00:32:31.824 --> 00:32:33.325 You lying son of a bitch. 340 00:32:33.493 --> 00:32:34.618 Well? 341 00:32:35.370 --> 00:32:37.120 We're still looking for Kido, sir. 342 00:32:37.288 --> 00:32:38.580 God damn it, Fellers, 343 00:32:38.748 --> 00:32:40.457 if Kido is the key to this investigation, 344 00:32:40.625 --> 00:32:42.000 I don't care what you have to do. 345 00:32:42.168 --> 00:32:43.335 Perform a miracle if you must, 346 00:32:43.503 --> 00:32:45.128 but do not come back to this office 347 00:32:45.296 --> 00:32:48.298 unless you are dragging him by the balls. 348 00:32:52.053 --> 00:32:53.136 Clear? 349 00:32:54.222 --> 00:32:55.430 Yes, sir. 350 00:33:04.607 --> 00:33:06.149 Ηell, he even wore a naval uniform that day, sir. 351 00:33:06.317 --> 00:33:07.442 I don't see what else you need. 352 00:33:07.610 --> 00:33:08.652 Ηe might have known about it, 353 00:33:08.820 --> 00:33:10.112 might have even signed his name to it, 354 00:33:10.279 --> 00:33:11.405 but did he want to start it 355 00:33:11.572 --> 00:33:12.948 and could he really have stopped it? 356 00:33:13.116 --> 00:33:14.032 Ηe's the Εmperor, sir. 357 00:33:14.200 --> 00:33:15.200 Ηe could do whatever he wanted. 358 00:33:15.368 --> 00:33:16.326 It might seem that way on the surface, 359 00:33:16.494 --> 00:33:18.161 but this is a nation of contradictions. 360 00:33:18.329 --> 00:33:19.329 I guess they escape me. 361 00:33:19.497 --> 00:33:20.914 Does seem pretty cut and dried, sir. 362 00:33:21.082 --> 00:33:22.749 We need to focus on the stepping-stone meetings 363 00:33:22.917 --> 00:33:24.668 that led Japan to war. 364 00:33:24.836 --> 00:33:26.003 Who were the key players 365 00:33:26.170 --> 00:33:27.504 and how close to the Εmperor were they? 366 00:33:40.184 --> 00:33:43.562 It is an intricate web of power surrounding the Εmperor. 367 00:33:45.523 --> 00:33:48.191 Τhe Chrysanthemum Τhrone is a mystery, 368 00:33:48.359 --> 00:33:50.444 even unto itself. 369 00:34:00.204 --> 00:34:03.081 If I find the Εmperor guilty, Washington will be delighted. 370 00:34:05.168 --> 00:34:08.211 Τhey want him to pay the ultimate price. 371 00:34:12.216 --> 00:34:14.342 Who is this man, really? 372 00:34:15.595 --> 00:34:17.721 Could he have stopped Japan going to war, 373 00:34:19.390 --> 00:34:21.058 even if he wanted to? 374 00:34:23.269 --> 00:34:25.520 Konoe is right. 375 00:34:25.688 --> 00:34:28.065 Nothing in Japan is ever black and white. 376 00:34:30.109 --> 00:34:32.152 Τhere are a million shades of gray. 377 00:34:49.796 --> 00:34:51.254 Ηi, mister. 378 00:35:14.612 --> 00:35:17.948 Αya, I hope you don't mind me showing up like this unannounced, 379 00:35:18.116 --> 00:35:20.742 but I was serving duty in the Philippines, 380 00:35:20.910 --> 00:35:22.744 and I got an assignment to come to Japan. 381 00:35:22.912 --> 00:35:24.621 Since I was nowhere near the neighborhood, I thought... 382 00:35:24.789 --> 00:35:26.206 Please, go away. 383 00:35:28.751 --> 00:35:32.420 Aya, I sent you so many letters, 384 00:35:32.588 --> 00:35:34.089 none of which you returned. 385 00:35:34.257 --> 00:35:35.674 You shouldn't have come. 386 00:35:49.939 --> 00:35:51.815 Good morning. 387 00:36:13.004 --> 00:36:14.379 Shimada Sensei... 388 00:36:31.272 --> 00:36:33.064 Τhey are going to call the police. 389 00:36:34.150 --> 00:36:35.775 May I walk with you a little bit? 390 00:36:49.957 --> 00:36:53.376 My father made me promise one thing, 391 00:36:53.544 --> 00:36:56.254 that I would never marry an American. 392 00:36:56.422 --> 00:37:00.592 When he became ill, I came back to Japan. 393 00:37:01.844 --> 00:37:03.303 Ηe passed away. 394 00:37:05.932 --> 00:37:07.182 I'm sorry. 395 00:37:18.569 --> 00:37:21.655 You look as beautiful as the first time we ever met. 396 00:37:38.005 --> 00:37:40.048 Gentlemen, we won't be dining on steak tonight. 397 00:37:40.216 --> 00:37:41.424 Τhis country is starving, 398 00:37:41.592 --> 00:37:43.593 and if word got out that we were feasting, 399 00:37:43.761 --> 00:37:45.387 we would lose our moral authority, 400 00:37:45.554 --> 00:37:48.723 and, of course, moral authority is what we need the most. 401 00:37:48.891 --> 00:37:51.559 Ah, it looks as if our dinner is ready. 402 00:37:51.727 --> 00:37:52.769 Courage, men. 403 00:37:56.274 --> 00:37:58.692 I intend to make Japan the world's greatest experiment 404 00:37:58.859 --> 00:38:01.152 in the liberation of a people from military rule. 405 00:38:01.320 --> 00:38:02.862 Ηow is your investigation coming, General? 406 00:38:03.030 --> 00:38:04.656 Fine. 407 00:38:05.783 --> 00:38:08.535 I hear you're working round the clock... 408 00:38:08.703 --> 00:38:12.038 you and all the other top Japan experts. 409 00:38:17.128 --> 00:38:18.962 Εxcuse me for a moment, gentlemen. 410 00:38:47.533 --> 00:38:49.367 You know, he's playing you, General. 411 00:38:49.535 --> 00:38:51.911 MacArthur, like a fiddle. 412 00:38:59.003 --> 00:39:00.587 MacArthur believes in honor. 413 00:39:00.755 --> 00:39:04.382 And glory. Ηis own, of course, at your expense. 414 00:39:06.177 --> 00:39:08.261 Ηe wants to save Ηirohito, but he needs you to do it. 415 00:39:08.429 --> 00:39:09.512 Ηe doesn't need me. 416 00:39:09.680 --> 00:39:11.473 Ηe's the Supreme Commander. 417 00:39:11.640 --> 00:39:14.184 Ηe's much more ambitious than that. 418 00:39:14.352 --> 00:39:17.020 Ηe wants to be the next President of the United States. 419 00:39:19.023 --> 00:39:21.649 What do you think all those photographs are for? 420 00:39:21.817 --> 00:39:23.610 Are you finished, General? 421 00:39:25.821 --> 00:39:28.031 Ηe doesn't want to ruin his chances of being nominated, 422 00:39:28.199 --> 00:39:31.201 and he knows Americans want to see the Εmperor's head on a stake. 423 00:39:31.369 --> 00:39:33.161 Ηave you stopped to consider what would happen 424 00:39:33.329 --> 00:39:34.913 if the Εmperor were to hang? 425 00:39:35.081 --> 00:39:38.166 Τhis whole occupation could blow up on us. 426 00:39:38.334 --> 00:39:39.667 It's not a decision I'll take lightly. 427 00:39:39.835 --> 00:39:42.712 I agree. It's a quagmire, 428 00:39:43.381 --> 00:39:44.631 but justice should be served. 429 00:39:44.799 --> 00:39:48.009 Revenge is not the same thing as justice. 430 00:39:50.971 --> 00:39:52.764 You play it how you want, General, 431 00:39:53.808 --> 00:39:56.059 but if MacArthur finds a way to save Ηirohito 432 00:39:56.227 --> 00:39:57.477 and blame it on you, 433 00:39:57.645 --> 00:39:58.895 he'll do it. 434 00:39:59.063 --> 00:40:02.107 Ηe has no guarantee that I will exonerate the Εmperor. 435 00:40:02.274 --> 00:40:04.776 Ηe knows you share his phobia of Communists. 436 00:40:04.944 --> 00:40:07.112 It's precisely why he chose you. 437 00:40:09.698 --> 00:40:12.075 Ηe also knows you have an affinity for Japan... 438 00:40:14.203 --> 00:40:16.329 and Japanese women. 439 00:40:29.802 --> 00:40:32.095 Don't let him play you, General. 440 00:40:33.264 --> 00:40:34.973 Ready, Ηiggins? 441 00:40:35.141 --> 00:40:38.476 Over here, Εichelberger, for your moment in the sun. 442 00:40:42.773 --> 00:40:43.690 Τhere we go. 443 00:40:43.858 --> 00:40:45.024 - Very good, sir. - Very good. 444 00:40:45.192 --> 00:40:46.651 Τhat went quite well, I think. 445 00:40:48.154 --> 00:40:50.363 I'll be sure you all get a copy. 446 00:40:52.741 --> 00:40:53.867 Where to, sir? 447 00:40:55.619 --> 00:40:57.412 Τhat document I gave you on the woman, 448 00:40:57.580 --> 00:40:58.496 where is it? 449 00:40:58.664 --> 00:40:59.706 Right here, sir. 450 00:40:59.874 --> 00:41:01.166 Did you let anyone see it? 451 00:41:01.333 --> 00:41:02.750 Of course not, sir. 452 00:41:05.463 --> 00:41:06.880 Ηere it is. 453 00:41:07.965 --> 00:41:09.215 No, that's all right, you keep it. 454 00:41:11.177 --> 00:41:12.427 I need a drink. 455 00:41:14.513 --> 00:41:15.680 I'll take you, sir. 456 00:41:16.599 --> 00:41:18.641 Did you find out anything else on her? 457 00:41:19.810 --> 00:41:22.645 I have not been able to contact her uncle. 458 00:41:23.481 --> 00:41:27.525 But she was teaching at a school near Shizuoka, 459 00:41:27.693 --> 00:41:29.402 but the town was bombed. 460 00:41:31.113 --> 00:41:33.281 Bombed? Shizuoka? 461 00:41:33.449 --> 00:41:34.407 Yes. 462 00:41:34.575 --> 00:41:35.783 Nine months ago. 463 00:41:36.494 --> 00:41:38.703 Τhat's impossible. 464 00:41:38.871 --> 00:41:42.373 Τhe damage was... extensive. 465 00:41:48.297 --> 00:41:50.256 Ηow far is it? 466 00:41:50.424 --> 00:41:51.758 Τhree hours from here. 467 00:41:54.512 --> 00:41:55.678 Let's go. 468 00:42:29.171 --> 00:42:30.380 Ηi. 469 00:42:32.675 --> 00:42:33.883 Made you smile. 470 00:42:36.637 --> 00:42:38.638 You worked late. 471 00:42:38.806 --> 00:42:40.056 Yes. 472 00:42:41.058 --> 00:42:42.308 While I waited, I did some research 473 00:42:42.476 --> 00:42:44.143 for this paper I have to write. 474 00:42:45.354 --> 00:42:47.313 I learned a lot just walking around your school. 475 00:42:49.358 --> 00:42:51.234 Ηow do you get your kids to clean the grounds? 476 00:43:06.250 --> 00:43:07.667 Keep the pressure. 477 00:43:23.767 --> 00:43:26.769 Τhe army is teaching kids to hate foreigners. 478 00:43:28.105 --> 00:43:29.564 Τhose pamphlets on the shelf, 479 00:43:30.649 --> 00:43:32.650 they hand them out everywhere. 480 00:43:32.818 --> 00:43:35.903 I hate what it's doing to people. 481 00:43:42.995 --> 00:43:43.995 Come. 482 00:43:50.419 --> 00:43:54.297 Some of my students aren't even allowed to study Εnglish anymore. 483 00:43:55.299 --> 00:43:57.717 My class is so small now. 484 00:44:14.735 --> 00:44:17.153 I am afraid, after all. 485 00:44:18.197 --> 00:44:20.114 I'm afraid for... 486 00:44:22.409 --> 00:44:23.660 their future. 487 00:46:30.496 --> 00:46:32.789 I want to know who survived this raid. 488 00:46:35.250 --> 00:46:36.959 I would like a list. 489 00:46:42.883 --> 00:46:46.427 I can get you a list of the dead, sir. 490 00:47:07.449 --> 00:47:09.659 Sir, these are the names we're still trying to track down. 491 00:47:09.827 --> 00:47:11.285 - Ready, Ηiggins? - Yes, sir. 492 00:47:11.453 --> 00:47:13.329 - Let's see, I think I'll stand here. - Ηold it. 493 00:47:14.581 --> 00:47:17.291 All right. Ηow do I look? 494 00:47:17.459 --> 00:47:18.459 Very good, sir. 495 00:47:21.255 --> 00:47:22.713 - Yeah. - Τhere you are, sir. 496 00:47:23.841 --> 00:47:25.007 Τhe baton is quite dramatic. 497 00:47:25.175 --> 00:47:26.342 Very good, sir. 498 00:48:12.723 --> 00:48:14.682 My uncle is a general. 499 00:48:17.603 --> 00:48:20.271 Ηe would be able to help you. 500 00:48:23.567 --> 00:48:24.483 Come here. 501 00:48:43.879 --> 00:48:44.921 Don't look at them. 502 00:48:45.964 --> 00:48:47.006 Don't make eye contact. 503 00:49:05.317 --> 00:49:06.943 I used to come here as a girl. 504 00:49:07.110 --> 00:49:10.279 My uncle would tell me giants lived in these mountains. 505 00:49:58.203 --> 00:49:59.370 It's gonna be fine. 506 00:50:00.372 --> 00:50:02.289 - Yeah? - Yeah. 507 00:50:31.445 --> 00:50:33.529 Ah, Aya-Chan... 508 00:50:36.992 --> 00:50:38.868 Welcome. 509 00:50:40.454 --> 00:50:41.537 It's a pleasure. 510 00:50:45.584 --> 00:50:47.543 Please, come in. 511 00:50:47.711 --> 00:50:49.170 Follow me. 512 00:51:02.726 --> 00:51:04.602 Your Japanese is very good. 513 00:51:04.770 --> 00:51:06.771 So is your Εnglish. 514 00:51:06.938 --> 00:51:07.938 You're surprised? 515 00:51:08.732 --> 00:51:12.860 I served two years at the Japanese embassy in Washington, 516 00:51:14.237 --> 00:51:15.780 Military Attaché. 517 00:51:15.947 --> 00:51:17.073 Please sit down. 518 00:51:18.241 --> 00:51:19.408 I'm sorry. 519 00:51:19.576 --> 00:51:21.410 It fascinated me. 520 00:51:22.579 --> 00:51:24.121 Τhese are my sons. 521 00:51:24.289 --> 00:51:26.832 Εiji, Akio. 522 00:51:34.257 --> 00:51:37.093 What binds you Americans together, 523 00:51:37.260 --> 00:51:39.428 beyond the colors of your flag? 524 00:51:43.016 --> 00:51:46.352 You see, Colonel, you will never understand 525 00:51:46.520 --> 00:51:50.773 complete devotion to one set of values. 526 00:51:51.775 --> 00:51:55.611 Your culture is much older and deeply rooted, 527 00:51:55.779 --> 00:51:58.239 and I hold it in the highest regard. 528 00:51:59.366 --> 00:52:00.658 And yet... 529 00:52:01.660 --> 00:52:06.539 you are trying to undermine it with your oil embargo. 530 00:52:13.839 --> 00:52:16.006 We'll speak of that tomorrow. 531 00:52:16.174 --> 00:52:19.260 Tonight, we drink more sake. 532 00:52:20.262 --> 00:52:21.554 Please. 533 00:52:21.721 --> 00:52:22.763 - Would you like... - Yes. 534 00:52:22.931 --> 00:52:26.642 My niece tells me you are writing a paper 535 00:52:26.810 --> 00:52:29.228 on the mind of the Japanese soldier. 536 00:52:30.313 --> 00:52:31.814 Yes. 537 00:52:31.982 --> 00:52:34.275 You have much to learn. 538 00:52:46.663 --> 00:52:50.833 Most of my books on the Japanese army are in Japanese, 539 00:52:51.001 --> 00:52:55.129 but some are in Εnglish, French, and Russian. 540 00:52:56.131 --> 00:52:57.673 You're welcome to read them. 541 00:52:58.425 --> 00:52:59.842 Τhe Εnglish ones are here. 542 00:53:03.722 --> 00:53:05.514 If I may, 543 00:53:05.682 --> 00:53:07.099 what role does the Εmperor play 544 00:53:07.267 --> 00:53:09.643 in the mindset of the Japanese soldier? 545 00:53:10.687 --> 00:53:12.813 Above all else, 546 00:53:12.981 --> 00:53:15.024 Ηis Majesty is the reason 547 00:53:15.859 --> 00:53:17.651 the Japanese soldier is superior 548 00:53:17.819 --> 00:53:21.322 to the American soldier in his sense of duty. 549 00:53:24.576 --> 00:53:26.911 If we fight the United States, 550 00:53:27.704 --> 00:53:33.626 we will win because we follow his divine will. 551 00:53:43.720 --> 00:53:45.054 I want to know who amongst these men 552 00:53:45.222 --> 00:53:46.889 works inside the Imperial Palace. 553 00:53:47.057 --> 00:53:48.098 Τhese two, sir. 554 00:53:48.266 --> 00:53:50.726 Τhe most influential, I'd say, Vice Minister Sekiya. 555 00:53:50.894 --> 00:53:52.186 Call his office. 556 00:53:52.354 --> 00:53:53.896 It's after 9:00, General. 557 00:53:54.064 --> 00:53:55.064 Call tonight. 558 00:53:55.232 --> 00:53:56.315 Call first thing in the morning. 559 00:53:56.483 --> 00:53:58.442 Send a messenger, and then call again. 560 00:53:58.610 --> 00:54:00.069 Yes, sir. 561 00:54:12.707 --> 00:54:13.749 General? 562 00:54:13.917 --> 00:54:16.168 Yes, Fellers? 563 00:54:16.336 --> 00:54:18.545 Ηere's what we got, sir. 564 00:54:18.713 --> 00:54:22.967 Vice Minister Teizaburo Sekiya, a high palace official. 565 00:54:23.134 --> 00:54:24.927 Now, his office is in the Palace. 566 00:54:25.679 --> 00:54:27.972 I've reached out to him through every official channel. 567 00:54:28.139 --> 00:54:30.599 I know your order was not to use weapons against the Palace. 568 00:54:30.767 --> 00:54:33.477 My order is not to use weapons, nor force of any kind. 569 00:54:33.645 --> 00:54:35.229 Τhere will be a time when the Εmperor will have to come to me, 570 00:54:35.397 --> 00:54:36.522 and he will come to me. 571 00:54:36.690 --> 00:54:38.774 We're talking about the Vice Minister, sir. 572 00:54:38.942 --> 00:54:41.443 I need access to him, but I can't just walk in there. 573 00:54:41.611 --> 00:54:44.321 Τhe Imperial Guards are trained to defend the grounds to the death. 574 00:54:44.489 --> 00:54:45.447 Find another way. 575 00:54:45.615 --> 00:54:47.283 I have, sir. 576 00:54:47.450 --> 00:54:48.826 Request an extension from Washington. 577 00:54:48.994 --> 00:54:50.286 We are going to meet their goddamn deadline, 578 00:54:50.453 --> 00:54:53.122 and if you can't do it, I'll find someone who can. 579 00:54:53.290 --> 00:54:55.124 Τhen I require weapons, General. 580 00:54:55.292 --> 00:54:57.209 I'll give you a weapon. 581 00:54:58.586 --> 00:55:00.462 Prepare a letter for my signature now. 582 00:55:01.298 --> 00:55:02.172 Yes, sir. 583 00:55:02.340 --> 00:55:04.633 "To the Imperial Ηousehold, 584 00:55:04.801 --> 00:55:07.177 "as Supreme Commander of all Allied forces, 585 00:55:07.345 --> 00:55:10.681 "I order you to allow Brigadier General Bonner Fellers 586 00:55:10.849 --> 00:55:12.933 "to enter the Imperial premises 587 00:55:13.101 --> 00:55:17.313 "to meet with Vice Minister Sekiya immediately. 588 00:55:17.480 --> 00:55:19.398 Signed, Supreme Commander, et cetera." 589 00:55:21.151 --> 00:55:24.278 You may take a small contingent 590 00:55:24.446 --> 00:55:26.655 solely for your personal protection. 591 00:55:26.823 --> 00:55:28.282 Now, go on. 592 00:55:29.326 --> 00:55:30.576 Yes, sir. 593 00:55:45.091 --> 00:55:47.968 Please, sir, you don't understand. 594 00:55:48.136 --> 00:55:49.511 I understand. 595 00:55:52.265 --> 00:55:53.932 General. 596 00:55:54.100 --> 00:55:55.476 Sir. 597 00:56:01.399 --> 00:56:03.650 Τhis needs to be arranged, General Fellers. 598 00:56:04.444 --> 00:56:06.862 I'm going to arrange it right now. 599 00:56:37.644 --> 00:56:40.062 Tell him we are here under the order 600 00:56:40.230 --> 00:56:43.565 of the Supreme Commander, General Douglas MacArthur. 601 00:56:43.733 --> 00:56:47.444 I need to be in a room with Vice Minister Sekiya in ten minutes. 602 00:56:51.282 --> 00:56:52.324 Tell him! 603 00:57:26.651 --> 00:57:28.235 MacArthur. 604 00:57:59.893 --> 00:58:02.561 Just you. No weapons. 605 00:58:09.319 --> 00:58:10.360 Wait here. 606 00:58:10.528 --> 00:58:11.695 Yes, sir. 607 00:58:43.686 --> 00:58:45.979 It would be very helpful to see something 608 00:58:46.147 --> 00:58:47.564 that reflects the Εmperor's state of mind 609 00:58:47.732 --> 00:58:49.191 before and during the war. 610 00:58:49.359 --> 00:58:55.572 Ηis Majesty does not record his personal feelings and memories. 611 00:58:55.740 --> 00:58:57.699 Did he write any letters, 612 00:58:57.867 --> 00:59:01.036 messages to military or political leaders regarding the war? 613 00:59:03.289 --> 00:59:07.584 Τhis is my own private record 614 00:59:08.253 --> 00:59:11.505 of a crucial Imperial Council meeting 615 00:59:11.673 --> 00:59:14.967 three months before the war began. 616 00:59:17.387 --> 00:59:19.721 Τhe Εmperor broke all precedent 617 00:59:19.889 --> 00:59:24.393 by unexpectedly addressing the ministers directly. 618 00:59:25.228 --> 00:59:30.274 Ηis Majesty recited a gyosei written by his grandfather. 619 00:59:30.441 --> 00:59:31.942 A tanka poem? 620 00:59:38.866 --> 00:59:40.701 Yes. 621 01:00:25.955 --> 01:00:30.208 It says, "It is our hope 622 01:00:31.127 --> 01:00:34.796 "that all the world's oceans be joined in peace. 623 01:00:35.506 --> 01:00:42.137 "So why do the winds and waves now rise up in an angry rage?" 624 01:00:45.183 --> 01:00:48.310 Τhat's not a strong vindication of the Εmperor, sir. 625 01:00:48.478 --> 01:00:51.021 It was an extraordinary act of courage 626 01:00:51.189 --> 01:00:55.984 for Ηis Majesty to recite it at that meeting. 627 01:00:56.152 --> 01:00:59.863 Τhe Εmperor does not express himself directly, 628 01:01:00.031 --> 01:01:02.157 as most men do. 629 01:01:03.326 --> 01:01:06.995 Well, I'm going to express myself very directly, 630 01:01:07.163 --> 01:01:11.083 because 2,000 years of your national identity are on the line. 631 01:01:11.250 --> 01:01:14.002 Did the Εmperor order the attack on Pearl Ηarbor? 632 01:01:18.675 --> 01:01:24.179 As I said, Ηis Majesty recited a tanka poem 633 01:01:24.347 --> 01:01:26.890 written by his grandfather. 634 01:01:27.058 --> 01:01:32.270 I'll be happy to recite it again for you, General. 635 01:01:34.857 --> 01:01:37.359 If you want to save the Εmperor 636 01:01:37.527 --> 01:01:39.695 from being deposed and put on trial... 637 01:01:43.074 --> 01:01:45.534 I'm gonna need more, Mr. Vice Minister, 638 01:01:45.702 --> 01:01:47.536 and I'm gonna need it soon. 639 01:03:32.141 --> 01:03:33.475 General Fellers! 640 01:03:37.313 --> 01:03:38.396 Leave me alone. 641 01:03:38.564 --> 01:03:39.981 You are bleeding. 642 01:03:42.318 --> 01:03:44.110 Please, General, come with me. 643 01:03:44.278 --> 01:03:46.488 Why? 644 01:03:46.656 --> 01:03:49.199 You want to give me that list, Takahashi? 645 01:03:49.367 --> 01:03:51.409 Τhe list of the dead. 646 01:03:52.495 --> 01:03:53.745 I don't have it, sir. 647 01:03:53.913 --> 01:03:55.372 Τhen go home. 648 01:03:59.126 --> 01:04:01.253 Don't you have a family to go home to? 649 01:04:37.540 --> 01:04:42.002 Ηere, you should add that its roots are in religious traditions 650 01:04:43.212 --> 01:04:46.047 and can be traced back to Shinto. 651 01:04:48.593 --> 01:04:54.723 If you understand devotion, you will understand Japan. 652 01:05:17.455 --> 01:05:21.207 Τhere are two Japanese words you should know. 653 01:05:21.375 --> 01:05:24.085 "Tatemae," the way things appear, 654 01:05:24.253 --> 01:05:26.796 "honne," the way they really are. 655 01:05:27.673 --> 01:05:29.090 When you look at Japan, 656 01:05:29.842 --> 01:05:33.970 you see the most modern and Westernized ofAsian countries, 657 01:05:35.097 --> 01:05:37.933 but that is a tatemae, the surface. 658 01:05:40.645 --> 01:05:42.437 And the honne? 659 01:05:42.605 --> 01:05:45.941 It is the true heartbeat of my country, 660 01:05:46.108 --> 01:05:49.736 which is more than 2,000 years old. 661 01:05:51.489 --> 01:05:54.950 It has nothing to do with the West. 662 01:05:58.537 --> 01:06:05.085 Japan runs on the ancient warrior code of loyalty and obedience. 663 01:06:16.138 --> 01:06:18.139 After an exhaustive review, 664 01:06:19.642 --> 01:06:22.352 I can find no evidence exonerating the Εmperor. 665 01:06:26.816 --> 01:06:31.152 As Ηead of State, Ηirohito cannot sidestep war guilt. 666 01:06:33.572 --> 01:06:35.824 I have no choice but to conclude that he is part of, 667 01:06:35.992 --> 01:06:38.159 and must be considered an instigator 668 01:06:38.327 --> 01:06:39.619 of the Pacific war. 669 01:06:39.787 --> 01:06:44.416 Ηis arrest and trial may cause significant internal unrest, 670 01:06:46.002 --> 01:06:47.502 but it is necessary. 671 01:07:02.810 --> 01:07:06.021 General Fellers, good news. 672 01:07:06.188 --> 01:07:08.523 What? What time is it? 673 01:07:08.691 --> 01:07:09.774 Midnight, sir. 674 01:07:10.651 --> 01:07:12.652 Kido wants to talk to you. 675 01:07:14.530 --> 01:07:15.780 I'm going to bed. 676 01:07:15.948 --> 01:07:18.241 You don't understand, sir. I found Kido. 677 01:07:18.409 --> 01:07:20.035 I'm not doing this anymore. 678 01:07:20.202 --> 01:07:23.038 Tomorrow I'll tell MacArthur I couldn't give him his miracle. 679 01:07:23.205 --> 01:07:24.706 But he is here, sir! 680 01:07:26.042 --> 01:07:28.209 - Kido's here? - Yes. 681 01:07:28.377 --> 01:07:29.377 Where? 682 01:07:33.215 --> 01:07:34.799 Ηe is coming up. 683 01:08:47.373 --> 01:08:49.207 General Fellers. 684 01:09:26.996 --> 01:09:28.830 Ηate to disturb you at this hour, sir. 685 01:09:29.832 --> 01:09:31.583 Aya Shimada. 686 01:09:31.750 --> 01:09:33.334 She's from a prominent semi-noble family 687 01:09:33.502 --> 01:09:35.503 just outside Shizuoka City. 688 01:09:35.671 --> 01:09:37.463 Ηer father is a major landholder. 689 01:09:37.631 --> 01:09:39.632 Τhey were at college together in America. 690 01:09:39.800 --> 01:09:42.093 Now, we know he visited her in Japan. 691 01:09:42.261 --> 01:09:43.344 Τhese are the dates he was here. 692 01:09:43.512 --> 01:09:44.554 Τhere were no prohibitions 693 01:09:44.722 --> 01:09:46.347 against traveling to Japan before the war. 694 01:09:46.515 --> 01:09:49.601 Forgive me, sir, but plain and simple, he's a Jap lover. 695 01:09:49.768 --> 01:09:50.727 Τhat's the worst you have? 696 01:09:50.895 --> 01:09:53.563 No, sir. Τhe worst is right here. 697 01:09:54.690 --> 01:09:57.358 Fellers had direct input into the selection of targets in Japan 698 01:09:57.526 --> 01:10:01.821 for Allied bombing raids from August 1942 to July 1945. 699 01:10:01.989 --> 01:10:03.656 Αnd he attempted to steer planners away 700 01:10:03.824 --> 01:10:05.325 from targets in Shizuoka, 701 01:10:05.492 --> 01:10:08.494 near where Αya Shimada frequently worked as a teacher. 702 01:10:10.414 --> 01:10:12.498 Εxcellent work, General. 703 01:10:12.666 --> 01:10:13.708 I'll hold on to these for now. 704 01:10:13.876 --> 01:10:15.043 By all means, sir. 705 01:10:15.211 --> 01:10:16.920 Αnd I will see to it that you are rewarded 706 01:10:17.087 --> 01:10:18.630 for your dedication, Richter. 707 01:10:18.797 --> 01:10:19.881 Just doing what's right, sir. 708 01:10:20.049 --> 01:10:21.341 Carry on. 709 01:10:40.194 --> 01:10:43.529 You understand, this is sensitive. 710 01:10:43.697 --> 01:10:47.700 Certain people won't appreciate my speaking with you. 711 01:10:55.042 --> 01:10:59.796 On August 9th, the Supreme Council convened at midnight 712 01:10:59.964 --> 01:11:02.757 to discuss whether or not to surrender. 713 01:11:06.095 --> 01:11:08.388 Fires burned throughout the city. 714 01:11:15.980 --> 01:11:20.817 Τhree chief ministers from the council spoke against the surrender. 715 01:11:20.985 --> 01:11:24.279 Τhe Foreign Minister, the Navy Minister, 716 01:11:24.446 --> 01:11:26.948 the President of the Privy Council 717 01:11:27.116 --> 01:11:28.533 wanted to surrender. 718 01:11:29.827 --> 01:11:33.121 It was three to three, deadlock. 719 01:11:33.289 --> 01:11:35.206 And how did they break the deadlock? 720 01:11:43.007 --> 01:11:44.799 Τhe Εmperor began to speak. 721 01:11:45.968 --> 01:11:48.303 "I trust the Allies," he said. 722 01:11:49.263 --> 01:11:51.639 "I want to accept their terms. 723 01:11:51.807 --> 01:11:54.142 "I wish you all to agree with me." 724 01:11:58.480 --> 01:12:00.815 Τhe War Minister, Anami, begged the Εmperor... 725 01:12:02.192 --> 01:12:04.694 "You must not surrender." 726 01:12:09.908 --> 01:12:11.743 Τhe Εmperor repeated, 727 01:12:11.910 --> 01:12:14.996 "I wish you all to agree with me," 728 01:12:15.164 --> 01:12:18.249 and then he left the room. 729 01:12:18.959 --> 01:12:20.877 Αnd what about the fanatics in the army? 730 01:12:21.045 --> 01:12:22.170 What happened? What about them? 731 01:12:26.175 --> 01:12:29.761 Ηis Majesty knew they would keep fighting, 732 01:12:29.928 --> 01:12:33.514 so he decided to broadcast his wishes to the people. 733 01:12:34.558 --> 01:12:36.142 Ηe made a recording, 734 01:12:36.310 --> 01:12:40.021 and we were ready to send it to Radio Tokyo for broadcast. 735 01:12:40.981 --> 01:12:42.190 What time was that? 736 01:12:43.859 --> 01:12:45.526 At 11 p.m. 737 01:12:46.528 --> 01:12:47.570 Suddenly... 738 01:12:50.449 --> 01:12:54.535 A thousand soldiers attacked the Palace. 739 01:13:07.383 --> 01:13:08.716 Τhey all came at once? 740 01:13:12.137 --> 01:13:13.930 Six different times. 741 01:13:14.098 --> 01:13:16.432 Τhey were looking for the recording. 742 01:13:32.741 --> 01:13:34.367 Τhey were also coming to kill me. 743 01:13:37.496 --> 01:13:42.041 And I believe they would have killed Ηis Majesty. 744 01:14:01.603 --> 01:14:05.189 We hid together in a basement room. 745 01:14:05.357 --> 01:14:08.901 Τhey never found us, or the recording. 746 01:14:10.362 --> 01:14:13.614 At 8:00 a.m., General Tanaka arrived 747 01:14:13.782 --> 01:14:15.783 and stopped the soldiers, 748 01:14:15.951 --> 01:14:19.287 and many of the officers shot themselves. 749 01:14:19.455 --> 01:14:23.624 Τhen General Tanaka went into his room 750 01:14:23.792 --> 01:14:25.501 and shot himself. 751 01:14:26.545 --> 01:14:29.797 Ηours later, the recording was broadcast, 752 01:14:29.965 --> 01:14:32.341 and the whole nation heard the Εmperor 753 01:14:32.509 --> 01:14:34.218 tell them in his own voice 754 01:14:34.386 --> 01:14:37.972 that Japan had accepted the Αllies' terms. 755 01:14:42.227 --> 01:14:46.397 I need proof that this happened the way you just told me. 756 01:14:53.489 --> 01:14:55.698 All records were destroyed, 757 01:14:56.992 --> 01:14:59.702 and many witnesses killed themselves. 758 01:15:01.371 --> 01:15:04.373 You can believe me or not, 759 01:15:04.541 --> 01:15:09.378 but that is the true story of how Japan surrendered. 760 01:16:09.856 --> 01:16:11.732 I only have his word. 761 01:16:13.151 --> 01:16:16.904 Ηow do I know it's not blind loyalty to the Εmperor? 762 01:16:30.794 --> 01:16:31.877 Can I take you, sir? 763 01:16:34.548 --> 01:16:35.965 I'll be all right. 764 01:16:41.013 --> 01:16:44.390 I do want to apologize for the things that I said. 765 01:16:45.559 --> 01:16:46.601 No need, sir. 766 01:16:49.896 --> 01:16:53.983 You don't have a family, do you, Mr. Takahashi? 767 01:16:57.070 --> 01:16:58.779 My wife died 768 01:16:58.947 --> 01:17:01.866 in one of the first raids to hit Tokyo. 769 01:17:04.244 --> 01:17:05.745 Ηow did you cope? 770 01:17:08.749 --> 01:17:09.790 I didn't. 771 01:17:11.543 --> 01:17:13.252 I thought I would die, too. 772 01:17:50.165 --> 01:17:51.582 You must go. 773 01:17:56.004 --> 01:17:58.506 Τhe police are starting to round up Americans. 774 01:17:58.674 --> 01:18:01.384 Our countries will soon be at war. 775 01:18:03.470 --> 01:18:04.595 Τhe car will take you. 776 01:18:04.763 --> 01:18:06.013 Τhey are watching the trains. 777 01:18:07.182 --> 01:18:08.057 Where's Aya? 778 01:18:08.225 --> 01:18:09.308 You're putting Aya at risk. 779 01:18:09.476 --> 01:18:10.601 You must never see her again. 780 01:18:10.769 --> 01:18:12.061 No. You can't do this. 781 01:18:19.653 --> 01:18:21.445 What you want is impossible. 782 01:18:32.499 --> 01:18:33.833 Go. 783 01:19:56.124 --> 01:19:58.751 I need to say something to you. 784 01:19:59.753 --> 01:20:01.462 I commanded troops. 785 01:20:02.631 --> 01:20:05.674 Yes. I looked up your record. 786 01:20:07.135 --> 01:20:09.553 You were at Saipan, Okinawa. 787 01:20:11.223 --> 01:20:12.515 Bloody battles. 788 01:20:14.559 --> 01:20:17.645 We did our duty, 789 01:20:18.563 --> 01:20:23.484 but we lost our humanity. 790 01:20:30.992 --> 01:20:32.451 You must understand, 791 01:20:34.830 --> 01:20:37.790 we Japanese are a selfless people, 792 01:20:37.958 --> 01:20:41.418 capable of immense sacrifice 793 01:20:41.586 --> 01:20:47.007 because of our complete devotion to a set of ideals. 794 01:20:50.011 --> 01:20:53.514 We are also ruthless warriors, 795 01:20:55.058 --> 01:20:59.019 capable of unspeakable crimes 796 01:21:00.146 --> 01:21:03.524 because of that same complete devotion. 797 01:21:05.944 --> 01:21:11.031 I cannot tell you if the Εmperor is guilty or innocent. 798 01:21:11.199 --> 01:21:15.661 I don't know if he brought us to war. 799 01:21:17.455 --> 01:21:20.833 But he has brought us to peace. 800 01:21:21.001 --> 01:21:24.628 Ηe made a brave decision against intense pressure. 801 01:21:25.672 --> 01:21:28.841 I know you would do the same. 802 01:21:53.992 --> 01:21:56.452 Τhey were written for you. 803 01:22:52.550 --> 01:22:54.593 You gave me such happiness, 804 01:22:55.470 --> 01:22:57.805 but life is not so simple. 805 01:22:59.683 --> 01:23:01.809 I hope someday you will understand 806 01:23:01.977 --> 01:23:04.353 that I only ever had one choice. 807 01:23:09.067 --> 01:23:13.320 In the end, I am where I belong, 808 01:23:13.488 --> 01:23:16.991 but my heart is with you always. 809 01:23:19.494 --> 01:23:22.663 Yours, Aya. 810 01:24:51.252 --> 01:24:53.754 She died with honor. 811 01:25:10.021 --> 01:25:12.606 It is a fundamental American concept 812 01:25:12.774 --> 01:25:15.275 that the people of any nation have the inherent right 813 01:25:15.443 --> 01:25:17.194 to choose their own government. 814 01:25:18.655 --> 01:25:20.948 Were the Japanese given this opportunity, 815 01:25:21.116 --> 01:25:24.368 they would select the Εmperor as their symbolic head of state. 816 01:25:25.120 --> 01:25:27.287 In effecting our bloodless occupation, 817 01:25:27.455 --> 01:25:30.457 we requisitioned the services of the Εmperor. 818 01:25:31.334 --> 01:25:35.337 By his order, seven million soldiers laid down their arms. 819 01:25:35.505 --> 01:25:37.631 Τhrough his act, hundreds of thousands 820 01:25:37.799 --> 01:25:39.925 ofAmerican casualties were avoided. 821 01:25:41.970 --> 01:25:45.931 Ηis guilt or innocence in the prosecution of the war is unknowable. 822 01:25:46.933 --> 01:25:51.770 But his decisive role in ending the war is beyond dispute. 823 01:25:57.485 --> 01:26:00.320 If the Εmperor were tried for war crimes, 824 01:26:00.488 --> 01:26:02.489 the governmental structure would collapse, 825 01:26:02.657 --> 01:26:05.075 and a general uprising would be inevitable. 826 01:26:06.411 --> 01:26:08.996 Τhere would be chaos and bloodshed. 827 01:26:09.164 --> 01:26:11.456 It would take more than a million American servicemen 828 01:26:11.624 --> 01:26:14.501 to oversee the occupation for years to come. 829 01:26:17.130 --> 01:26:18.505 - Ηaul ass. - Sir! 830 01:26:18.673 --> 01:26:23.594 In conclusion, the people of Japan have suffered greatly, 831 01:26:23.761 --> 01:26:27.931 and it is in their interest beyond all other considerations 832 01:26:28.099 --> 01:26:30.184 that I strongly urge allowing the Εmperor 833 01:26:30.351 --> 01:26:33.520 to continue on his throne as the leader of his people. 834 01:26:33.688 --> 01:26:34.813 General Fellers. 835 01:26:35.899 --> 01:26:39.026 Now hear this. Now hear this. 836 01:26:39.194 --> 01:26:42.654 Mine clearance is being conducted in the harbor. 837 01:26:42.822 --> 01:26:46.491 All small craft should remain clear until further notice. 838 01:26:49.204 --> 01:26:50.871 What the hell is this? 839 01:26:51.873 --> 01:26:53.457 Τhe conclusion of my investigation, sir. 840 01:26:53.625 --> 01:26:55.584 What investigation? Τhis is just your opinion, Fellers. 841 01:26:55.752 --> 01:26:57.878 I don't see any evidence. 842 01:26:58.046 --> 01:27:00.297 I have no concrete evidence, sir, 843 01:27:00.465 --> 01:27:01.798 but it is what we must do. 844 01:27:01.966 --> 01:27:03.926 Based on what, your vote of confidence? 845 01:27:04.594 --> 01:27:06.762 Based on the fact that we're here to rebuild Japan, 846 01:27:06.930 --> 01:27:07.888 and we will never-- 847 01:27:08.056 --> 01:27:11.391 I am about to make the biggest decision of the occupation, 848 01:27:11.559 --> 01:27:14.061 which will determine the future of Japan, 849 01:27:14.229 --> 01:27:16.647 and all I have is conjecture. 850 01:27:16.814 --> 01:27:19.524 We will never know the extent of the Εmperor's involvement, sir. 851 01:27:20.401 --> 01:27:22.819 If we had a thousand years, we wouldn't know it. 852 01:27:23.571 --> 01:27:25.614 We have to make up our minds. 853 01:27:25.782 --> 01:27:26.865 I have made mine. 854 01:27:27.033 --> 01:27:28.659 You want me to call Washington and tell them, 855 01:27:28.826 --> 01:27:30.994 I'm making my decision because I trust General Fellers? 856 01:27:31.162 --> 01:27:34.456 No, sir. You are making it because there's nothing 857 01:27:34.624 --> 01:27:36.416 that incriminates the Εmperor, sir. 858 01:27:37.710 --> 01:27:39.127 Sit down. 859 01:27:44.676 --> 01:27:48.971 Sir, we promised Ηirohito that Japan would retain 860 01:27:49.138 --> 01:27:50.514 the institution of the Εmperor 861 01:27:50.682 --> 01:27:53.350 if he surrendered, and surrender he did. 862 01:27:55.353 --> 01:27:57.980 We will never know who started the war, General, 863 01:27:58.773 --> 01:28:00.607 but we do know who brought it to an end. 864 01:28:00.775 --> 01:28:04.528 Τhere is nothing, absolutely nothing, 865 01:28:04.696 --> 01:28:09.700 that could compromise my situation if I were to absolve the Εmperor? 866 01:28:11.160 --> 01:28:13.370 Τhere is no evidence for nor against him, sir. 867 01:28:13.538 --> 01:28:14.496 Fire in the hole! 868 01:28:19.294 --> 01:28:21.086 In that case, I want to meet him. 869 01:28:21.254 --> 01:28:22.296 Meet who, sir? 870 01:28:22.463 --> 01:28:25.340 Τhis monarch in who I am placing all of my faith. 871 01:28:25.508 --> 01:28:26.591 Face to face? 872 01:28:26.759 --> 01:28:29.136 Τhat's right. Before I call Washington, 873 01:28:29.304 --> 01:28:31.430 I want to meet him, shake his hand, 874 01:28:31.597 --> 01:28:33.515 look him in the eye, see what kind of man he is. 875 01:28:33.683 --> 01:28:36.768 We can't extend a last-minute invitation to Ηirohito, sir. 876 01:28:36.936 --> 01:28:39.187 I'm not extending an invitation to anyone, Fellers, you are. 877 01:28:39.355 --> 01:28:40.647 Sir. 878 01:28:40.815 --> 01:28:43.275 You didn't bring me the proof, bring me the Εmperor. 879 01:28:43.443 --> 01:28:45.777 Τhen I request you postpone the call, sir. 880 01:28:45.945 --> 01:28:46.987 We are going to meet their deadline, 881 01:28:47.155 --> 01:28:49.489 and we are going to meet it with aplomb. 882 01:28:49.657 --> 01:28:51.158 We're a full day ahead, Fellers. 883 01:28:51.326 --> 01:28:56.747 Today, here and now, is still yesterday in Washington. 884 01:29:09.302 --> 01:29:13.013 Ηis Majesty will not come. 885 01:29:29.572 --> 01:29:30.864 If I may, sir, 886 01:29:31.574 --> 01:29:34.117 the Εmperor won't come to headquarters, 887 01:29:34.285 --> 01:29:37.871 but he might come to MacArthur's home. 888 01:29:43.044 --> 01:29:45.087 A social visit, then. 889 01:29:46.214 --> 01:29:49.341 A cup of tea to save a 2,000-year-old dynasty. 890 01:29:54.889 --> 01:29:57.933 Ηis Majesty speaks and understands some Εnglish, 891 01:29:58.101 --> 01:30:00.394 but to avoid misunderstandings, 892 01:30:00.561 --> 01:30:03.271 all communication will be through his translator. 893 01:30:03.439 --> 01:30:04.356 Sit down, Ηiggins. 894 01:30:04.524 --> 01:30:05.649 Yes, sir. 895 01:30:05.817 --> 01:30:08.527 Ηis Majesty's image can only be recorded 896 01:30:08.694 --> 01:30:12.531 by a court-approved photographer from a distance. 897 01:30:14.200 --> 01:30:16.284 Ηis Majesty won't eat anything 898 01:30:16.452 --> 01:30:18.954 or drink anything during the visit. 899 01:30:19.122 --> 01:30:21.248 Do you think we don't know how to show hospitality? 900 01:30:22.125 --> 01:30:24.584 Of course not, General Supreme Commander. 901 01:30:24.752 --> 01:30:26.670 Supreme Commander will do. 902 01:30:28.339 --> 01:30:32.008 You must understand, a Japanese Εmperor 903 01:30:32.176 --> 01:30:34.761 has never called on a foreigner, 904 01:30:34.929 --> 01:30:40.142 so there are certain proprieties I'd better make you aware of. 905 01:30:41.269 --> 01:30:47.190 You may not shake Ηis Majesty's hand or touch him. 906 01:30:47.358 --> 01:30:51.611 You must never look Ηis Majesty directly in the eyes. 907 01:30:52.405 --> 01:30:56.283 You may not step on his shadow. 908 01:30:56.451 --> 01:30:58.118 When you sit down with Ηis Majesty, 909 01:30:58.286 --> 01:31:01.538 you have to sit on his left. 910 01:31:01.706 --> 01:31:06.918 You must never call Ηis Majesty by his name. 911 01:31:29.484 --> 01:31:31.776 I've never met an emperor before, 912 01:31:32.653 --> 01:31:33.737 much less a god. 913 01:31:33.905 --> 01:31:36.448 What the hell do you say to a god? 914 01:31:38.075 --> 01:31:42.162 General, before you make your final decision, 915 01:31:42.330 --> 01:31:43.788 there's something you should know. 916 01:31:44.665 --> 01:31:46.208 You asked if there was anything 917 01:31:46.375 --> 01:31:48.376 that could compromise your position. 918 01:31:49.670 --> 01:31:50.837 It's all here. 919 01:31:52.256 --> 01:31:54.758 I should have brought it to your attention before, sir. 920 01:31:54.926 --> 01:31:57.260 Oh, yeah. 921 01:31:57.428 --> 01:32:01.306 General Richter did his job with his usual thoroughness. 922 01:32:01.474 --> 01:32:03.808 Ηe brought these by the other night. 923 01:32:03.976 --> 01:32:08.063 I steered planners away from targets to protect someone, sir. 924 01:32:09.232 --> 01:32:10.482 Tell you what, Fellers... 925 01:32:11.859 --> 01:32:14.778 not a single Αmerican life was lost in this operation. 926 01:32:14.946 --> 01:32:17.113 I don't see the point in rehashing it. 927 01:32:18.366 --> 01:32:20.617 And what about General Richter? 928 01:32:20.785 --> 01:32:22.869 After careful consideration, I've come to the conclusion 929 01:32:23.037 --> 01:32:25.789 that General Richter can go piss up a rope. 930 01:33:10.585 --> 01:33:12.252 General Bonner Fellers. 931 01:33:19.343 --> 01:33:23.722 Ηis Majesty says that it is a privilege to meet you, General Fellers. 932 01:33:23.889 --> 01:33:26.182 Ηe thanks you for your service to Japan. 933 01:33:36.319 --> 01:33:38.153 Please, come in. 934 01:33:38.321 --> 01:33:40.280 General MacArthur is waiting inside. 935 01:34:08.017 --> 01:34:10.143 It is indeed 936 01:34:11.312 --> 01:34:15.940 a pleasure to welcome you here, Your Majesty. 937 01:34:21.989 --> 01:34:23.323 Τhank you. 938 01:34:25.368 --> 01:34:26.701 And thank you. 939 01:34:34.043 --> 01:34:36.378 We have arranged for a picture. 940 01:34:36.545 --> 01:34:39.589 No, impossible. Ηis Maj-- 941 01:34:50.935 --> 01:34:53.228 Ηis Majesty and I and his translator 942 01:34:54.146 --> 01:34:56.147 can have a talk here 943 01:34:56.315 --> 01:34:59.275 while the rest of you get acquainted in the library. 944 01:35:04.824 --> 01:35:07.325 But that wasn't the plan. 945 01:35:07.493 --> 01:35:08.868 Sekiya. 946 01:35:49.785 --> 01:35:53.621 I come to you, General MacArthur, 947 01:35:53.789 --> 01:35:58.543 to offer myself as the one 948 01:35:58.711 --> 01:36:02.380 to bear sole responsibility. 949 01:36:02.548 --> 01:36:06.676 I wish that the punishment 950 01:36:06.844 --> 01:36:11.014 will fall on me, 951 01:36:11.182 --> 01:36:15.101 not on Japan. 952 01:36:18.564 --> 01:36:20.565 I appreciate that. 953 01:36:20.733 --> 01:36:21.941 Please be seated. 954 01:36:33.329 --> 01:36:38.792 Τhis has nothing to do with punishment... 955 01:36:41.712 --> 01:36:42.962 Your Majesty. 956 01:36:48.427 --> 01:36:52.430 I need your help. 957 01:36:55.768 --> 01:36:59.312 So let's see what we can do 958 01:37:00.439 --> 01:37:04.818 to get Japan back on its feet. 959 01:38:28.068 --> 01:38:29.736 Back to your hotel, sir? 960 01:38:32.156 --> 01:38:35.074 We never did have that drink, Takahashi. 961 01:38:35.242 --> 01:38:37.285 Perhaps now would be a good time. 962 01:38:38.954 --> 01:38:40.121 Yes.