As Japan joins in a political pact with Nazi Germany and fascist Italy, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is appointed supreme commander of the Japanese fleet. With Japan headed inexorably toward war, Yamamoto, despite his misgivings, believes the only possible victory lies in destroying the American fleet by surprise at Pearl Harbor. The attack succeeds, but fails to sink the American carrier fleet. Thus Yamamoto must lead the Japanese navy into war with ever-diminishing likelihood of success.
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as First Lieutenant Ijuin
as Sumie Kimura
as 1st Lt. Kimura
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as Prime Minister Konoe
as Tomoko Yakuki
as Minister Yoneuchi
as Cmdr. Momotake
as Kurita
as Staff Officer Kuroshima
as Staff Officer Watanabe
as First Officer of Information Section
as Narrator (voice)
as Staff of Flying Dragon / Staff of Rabaul
as Kurita
as Nagano
as Ito
as Air Force Cmdr. Iwakuni
as Boatman Kitaro
as Chief of Staff Ugaki
as Staff Officer Arima
as Staff Officer Fujii
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as Tomioka
as Minister of the Navy Oikawa
as Minister of the Army Hata
as Chief of Staff Soka
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as Capt. Hayakawa
as 1st Lt. Takano
as Sub-Lt. Mikami
as Sub-Lt. Morisaki
as Ohmori
as Nogami
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