This movie is about the planning and the attack on Pearl Harbor. The movie was made by a joint production team of both the Americans and the Japanese. This leaves the movie mostly unbiased, because both sides of the story are portrayed. It shows how the Japanese planned the attack and how unprepared and unorganized the American Army, Navy, and Air force were. Japan had planned to warn the US about the attack, but the message never got to Washington until after the attack happened. For the US there were many warnings that the attack was going to happen but the American Generals didn't pay attention to all the signs. For the Japanese it was the beginning of the end; for they had awoken a beast.
I think this movie is a good movie to watch for information on the attack on Pearl Harbor. I believe the US could have been more prepared. It almost looks like the government wanted the attack to happen. I observed that there was very poor planning on the American side. Prior to the attack they grouped all the planes together and sent some of the best people away. They left most of the battle ships stuck in the narrow harbor. When some men saw the some blips on the radar the higher ups put off the warning as some of there own planes coming in from some of the other islands. I believe the outcome would have been different if there was more communication between the forces and cooperation.
Tora! Tora! Tora! The Attack on Pearl Harbor. Dir. Richard Flesicher, Toshio Masuda, and Kinji Fukasuka. Perf. Martin Balsam and Soh Yamaura. 20th Century Fox, 1970. DVD.
PICTURES ALL FROM MOVIE
Japanese Planes going into a dive
Japanese Admiral of the Navy about to tell his Generals that the "ultimatum" never made it on time and he fears they have awakened a "sleeping giant".
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Well done Liz! I see the movie is also on Netflix so I will have to watch it soon.