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.
Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto
First Lieutenant Ijuin
Sumie Kimura
1st Lt. Kimura
Genda
Chief of Press Section
First Officer of Information Section
Boatman Kitaro
Yukichi Eto
Prime Minister Konoe
Tomoko Yakuki
Minister Yoneuchi
Cmdr. Momotake
Kurita
Staff Officer Kuroshima
Staff Officer Watanabe
Staff of Flying Dragon / Staff of Rabaul
Kurita
Nagano
Ito
Air Force Cmdr. Iwakuni
Chief of Staff Ugaki
Staff Officer Arima
Staff Officer Fujii
Staff Officer Sasaki
Fukutome
Tomioka
Minister of the Navy Oikawa
Minister of the Army Hata
Chief of Staff Soka
Navigation Staff Officer
Staff Officer
Capt. Hayakawa
1st Lt. Takano
Sub-Lt. Mikami
Sub-Lt. Morisaki
Nogami
Army Staff Major
Army Staff Major
Jiro Suzuki
Fisherman
Chief of Staff (Guadalcanal)
Staff Officer Tsuji
Hometown native
Hometown native
Geisha
Omori
Army Captain
Mitsumasa Yonai
Cryptographer
Chief of Staff (Nagato)
Communications Staff Officer
Orderly Omi
Flight Chief (Akagi)
Navigation Officer (Akagi)
Helmsman (Akagi)
Chief Petty Officer Yoneyama
Kizo Amimoto
Fisherman
Fisherman
Army Officer
Petty Officer Honda
Imamura
Issui Shirai
Pilot
Narrator (voice)