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General Bonner Fellers:
You know the Emperor well. Prince Konoe:
As well as anyone can know His Majesty. General Bonner Fellers:
Was he against the war? Prince Konoe:
His Majesty is against all wars. He is a pacifist by nature - very gentle. General Bonner Fellers:
Yet he gave permission for Pearl Harbor. Prince Konoe:
When Tojo and the militarists took power, His Majesty was... "drawn in". It was a national delusion. General Bonner Fellers:
Could he have stopped it? Prince Konoe:
I don't know. I was removed from power by then
You know the Emperor well. Prince Konoe:
As well as anyone can know His Majesty. General Bonner Fellers:
Was he against the war? Prince Konoe:
His Majesty is against all wars. He is a pacifist by nature - very gentle. General Bonner Fellers:
Yet he gave permission for Pearl Harbor. Prince Konoe:
When Tojo and the militarists took power, His Majesty was... "drawn in". It was a national delusion. General Bonner Fellers:
Could he have stopped it? Prince Konoe:
I don't know. I was removed from power by then
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You know the mperor well
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As well as anyone can know is Majesty
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Was he against the war
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is Majesty is against all wars
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e is a pacifist by nature very gentle
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Yet he gave permission for Pearl arbor
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When Tojo and the militarists took power
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is Majesty was drawn in
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It was a national delusion
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Could he have stopped it
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I don't know
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I was removed from power by then
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Movie Summary
As the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II, General Fellers is tasked with deciding if Emperor Hirohito will be hanged as a war criminal. Influencing his ruling is his quest to find Aya, an exchange student he met years ear
