This powerful and thought provoking film chronicles the compelling events in the Pacific Theater of WWII, from the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941 to the American occupation of Japan in 1945. It depicts the strength and courage of America's youth, while examining how these men and women dealt with being thrust into this brutal war. The film includes interviews with war veterans, both American and Japanese, from all branches of the military. It features testimony from medics, nurses, dog handlers, as well as Japanese-Americans who were imprisoned at internment camps in the United States. The film also includes a first hand account of the tragic impact of the atomic bomb on Japanese citizens. Among the veterans who appear is Zenji Abe, a Japanese veteran who flew the mission to bomb Pearl Harbor, and retired General Paul Tibbets who flew the mission to bomb Hiroshima.
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Zenji Abe | Self |
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Stephen Ambrose | Self |
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Hal Braun | Self |
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Jeanne Doll Dolan | Self |
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Al Fennell | Self |
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Robert Fiske | Self - Survivor of Pearl Harbor Attack |
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Nobuo Furuiye | Self |
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Kate Grant | Self |
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Melvin Grant | Self |
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Jack Carson Henley | Self |
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Adolf Hitler | Self |
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Bob Hope | Self |
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Mary Leahy Hudnall | Self |
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Kôichi Itô | Self |
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Kei Kanai | Self |
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Kay Uno Kaneko | Self |
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Jack Lucas | Self |
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Douglas MacArthur | Self |
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John McLean | Self |
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Del Merrill | Self |
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Yoshihiro Minamoto | Self |
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Kenjiro Mitsuoka | Self |
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Takayoshi Morinaga | Self |
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Chester W. Nimitz | Self |
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Hal Nuernberg | Self |
| Director | James Moll |
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| Producer | Stephen Ambrose, Kelly Kiernan, James Moll, Christopher Pavlick, Steven Spielberg | |
| Musician | Nathan Wang | |
| Photography | Harris Done, Mark Ritchie | |
| Packaging | Keep Case |
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| Nr Discs | 1 |
| Screen Ratios | Fullscreen (4:3, Letterboxed) Widescreen (1.78:1) Widescreen (16:9) |
| Audio Tracks | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
| Distributor | DreamWorks Home Entertainment |
| Edition Release Date | May 25, 2004 |
| Regions | 1 |