Telling the story of World War II from the Japanese viewpoint, this documentary uses never-before-seen colour footage plus extracts from diaries and letters.
The Americans take over the Marianas and the Japanese sense defeat. As Americans troops try to convince the Japanese soldiers and citizens, (made up of mostly women and children) to surrender, mass suicides occur. Though mislead by propaganda in the newspapers for over seven years, the Japanese come to realize that their battles have not been as victorious as reported. In 1945, allied leaders meet to discuss the end of the war, leaving Japan with two options: unconditional surrender, or complete destruction. Since there was no answer from Japan, the United States dropped atomic bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima. It was not until six days after the bombs were dropped that the Emperor of Japan spoke to his people finally calling for grand peace.
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