Listen, in terms of historical detail the movie verges on fantasy but I can’t deny Bay’s technique and visual talent. This is a thrilling sequence on its own terms, and the montage that follows of the Japanese planes approaching Oahu while the island sleeps is genuinely suspenseful.
@@calebh7902 the modern aircraft carriers and other naval vessels, the conduct of the Japanese pilots especially regarding the strafing of the hospital and the main characters while they were driving, the same pilots being used for the fighters at pearl harbor but then go on to fly the bombers in the Doolittle raid, two people being able to fit in a p40, an American pilot flying for the British during the battle of Britain which would not have been allowed by the US or by England, the movie portraying that Roosevelt didn't know about the attack on pearl until after it happened (they actually knew before and tried to warn them but the message wasn't received in time), and many more minor things.
@@calebh7902 the aircraft carrier used for the launch sequence is an American design and many of the ships blown up during the attack are modern vessels. The skeleton of the attack is there, but Bay embellishes on it so much it’s more an interpretation than a depiction.
My great grandfather was a kamikaze pilot during ww2. In a letter he wrote before his last mission he wrote “I do this not because I want to, but because I need to for the honor of my country and emperor. May the children of the future remember and honor my ultimate sacrifice. Farewell.”
大日本帝国万歳 yes, they all volunteered, but many, my grandfather included, were encouraged to join the kamikaze squadron by the emperor himself. He sent letters to each pilot personally, and even visited some in person. So you are technically right when you say they were all volunteers, but many were really left no choice.
I have to ask: how honorable was it? He honored his country, which admittedly is very admirable, but in doing so, he helped kill many innocent people. My people. Where's the honor in that?
La Kellita La Kellita there is none. That’s my point. The fact he killed Americans is not what’s honorable it was his bravery and loyalty to his family in which I respect him.
@@A-ee9eh, Oh a lot of Americans do, it's just completely different on how they show it Americans = Honor to Freedom and Rights Japanese = Honor to Culture and Social Order There's a reason why Americans are known as "freelance cowboys" while Japanese as "Honorable Samurais".
0:22 I didn't realize Chozen was in this film. He time travelled after losing to Daniel on Okinawa and became a Japanese airforce pilot to regain his honor before returning in Cobra Kai. XD
@@Yurihyuga766Japanese actor Yuji Okumoto portrays a real-life Japanese aviator bomber (inaccurately) and his name was Zenji Abe (1916-2007), but he was credited as a Japanese Shy Bomber.
Chozen then was washed away in America after injuring his shoulder while on duty after Pearl Harbor and befriended boys and Miyagi helped hide him from the authorities if you seen 1999 independent film I'll Remember April which starred Pat Morita and Yuji Okumoto.
My only problem with the scene is the sake. Other than that it’s phenomenal . The sip of sake was for kamikaze pilots, because they were giving their lives and weren’t coming back. Pearl Harbor was early in the war and they weren’t using kamikazes since they were winning. Other than that small detail I think it’s an incredible scene.
maybe they indeed drank it . it was a special and unique operation after all so it deserve a unique treatment . after all such movie wasnt made by some fan of history , they have brought many experts and historians from japan and did read many old documents about that day before filming it . so its possible that those who took part in pearl harbour have did such ritua before taking off
They definitely would have toasted to the monumental occasion. They are about to deliver the first punch of a soon to be declared war that could temporarily knock out a major western naval power.
My problem is with the very word sake 😂. In the Japanese language, sake means alcohol/liquor. A beer or whisky or any kind of liquor originated from any part of the world, is sake. If you travel in japan and buy a can of beer, it will be written as 酒 which means sake. I don't understand why the word "sake" took the meaning of Japanese alcohol in the English dictionary. Need to find the origins of this misinterpretation.
After dishonoring his uncle and family name in Karate Kid 2, this was the only way Chozen was able to bring honor back to his family. (Chozen and kamikaze pilot, same actor)
For the Japanese, honor is more important than their lives. This dates back during feudal period, originally among the rules that a samurai warrior should follow. They would rather choose death than to live without honor.
Historically inaccurate and based on Western propaganda about Japanese culture. Most of the Kamikaze soldiers were poorly trained teenagers who were horrified, and would be killed if they didn't go. Why do Americans insist on cliche tropes about Japanese people? They're humans too bro.
In years of my experience on Naval world, I can already tell that Carrier is not a Japanese carrier. Because most carriers at that time had wooden flight deck. And from the shape of the flight deck as well as the island. That's probably a Midway class carrier. Only with more Japanese details on it, I almost mistook it as the Shinano.
It is. I recently read an interview with Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa saying that it was an American carrier that was redressed as IJN for the movie (later switched and used in the Doolittle Raid scene). Apparently some old American man (prob a veteran) saw them filming scenes in port and was yelling at the cast and crew for betrayal or something lol. Also, Bay was a dick, yelling at everyone on set and Cary was complaining about some insensitive historical and cultural inaccuracies in the script while filming. One scene they filmed had the Japanese officers drinking tea together on the flight deck. Cary apparently told Bay something like "Um, Japanese people are gunna loose their shit if they see that" The scene was then later cut.
Actually there was, Light aircraft carrier Hosho never engaged in any real battle since she was only meant as a training carrier for newbie pilot, as for result she survived until the end of the war but was then converted into a civil transport vessel during the repatriation. sadly she was then again scrapped some time around the 1960's
I don't know why but that guy waving the white flag on the deck for clearing the planes for take-off seems kind of cool. All those planes and noises probably keeps your adrenaline pumping.
Yes they did! Also I feel that they really shouldn’t be demonized for it either. Sure it was a dastardly attack on a unprepared fleet at anchor, but you must look at what position the Japanese were in at the time. The U.S. and allies cut off their oil supplies and other vital materials that we’re essential for their war efforts and very survival as a nation. In the end it was either be humiliated and seen as lesser peopled by the western powers or go to war to show that Japan should be treated as a first class nation. It is quite easy to see why they chose to go to war.
No not at all! Fighting for your family Nations honor does not make you a bad guy. The same goes for the Germans who fought for honor of the fatherland! Now the SS were a different story entirely. In fact there’s a difference between radicals and moderates.
Let's also not forget that at the time a lot of people were driven by fear. The fear of what would happen to their families if they chose not to fight. Some people might not even have liked what they were doing but had to tell themselves things to make it more acceptable in their mentality. It's very easy to pass judgement and make harsh assumptions when one's self isn't actually placed in that position literally.
The crazy part is, the days it took the Japanese fleet to get to Pearl Harbor are widely known to have been treacherous and terrible. Since they had to maintain radio silence and travel far further north of the islands than what the most common shipping routes were at the time (this was to prevent them from being spotted / called in), it put them in an area where the weather is known to be horrific. To save fuel they did NOT keep the ships heated, men were washed off deck, etc. This is considered to be one of the primary reasons why their pilots were so aggressive and determined to complete the mission successfully. Watching years of subsequent interviews from surviving pilots, most of them felt deep regret because the bombing of Pearl Harbor actually accomplished NOTHING they had planned it to. Their whole mindset was that the subsequent war was only going to last 6 months to a year. They thought they had crippled the Pacific Fleet and demoralized American's, so they'd be able to take over the Philippines without much resistance, acquiring the oil they so desperately needed to continue their war in China. The exact opposite happened.
Amazing that they often don’t talk about, just how America is the victim and did nothing wrong. The US was supporting their enemies. It’s a usual reaction that most countries would make.
Something about this scene I just find so emotive. These were all men, young men, who were completely willing and dedicated to protect their families, and nation, and ready to to their job to the maximum. That goes for the guys arming the planes, all the accessory tasks, to flying the planes. Everyone dedicated to the craft. And carrier warfare was so dangerous back then. You could get lost, you could fail to land, you could have a malfunction and have to ditch in the sea and just die out there. There are so many fates. And just not part of the western world, so generally a lot of the tech was developed domestically. And they were able to put together all this, the Kido Butai. A fearsome, experienced, exceptional force. Really at the time, the best in the world. That said I know the Japanese land forces in particular were known to do some absolutely atrocious things. But respect to these naval aviators. And the navy. Hopefully they didn’t partake in the horrors that the army did. Either way, Japan is a fascinating culture. Respect.
Officers of the Imperial Japanese Navy ordered the deliberately sadistic murders of more than 20,000 Allied seamen and countless civilians in cold-blooded defiance of the Geneva Convention...
@@mememd1175 100% agree. Fire bombing cities. I think that’s a no no. What I find fascinating is I think both the Americans and the Japanese thought of each other as lesser than inferiors. Japanese thought Americans were too busy partying and Americans thought japs were like a sub race. Come to find out, both had an incredible level of discipline and courage
@@bharangi Well of course they can't rebuild a whole carrier with a wooden flight deck. If you want to see an authentic recreated Japanese carrier, please see Midway movie.
Both this takeoff and the Doolittle Raid takeoff were realistically viewed as one-way trips. Just think of the strength necessary to complete these missions. The goodbyes on the carrier knowing that this is it.
That attack on pearl was not viewed as a one way trip by any means. They only lost a few aircraft. They knew they had the element of surprise and there would be no reason to think most wouldn't return.
@@collateralpigeon2151they did lose a good amount, the Americans did a good job of getting ready after getting caught off-guard. The 2nd wave of the attack took a lot of casualties from anti-aircraft battery
Even though it was made in 1970 with zero computer generated special effects, the takeoff scene in Tora! Tora! Tora! (as well as the movie in general) are incomparably superior.
I saw Tora Tora Tora a while ago, but if my memory serves me correctly, it struck me that Bay had just copied whole shots, camera angles and edits out of the launch sequence in T.T.T. And then obviously 'amped' them up a bit, as he does. Bit like how he ripped off almost shot for shot, scenes near the start of Crimson Tide to use in The Rock.
They're different movies; it's similar to how there are two Titanic films. One which has no CGI and is very old and focuses on the overall sinking and death of the ship. Where the other focuses on the romantic, heart of the ocean and sinking of the ship. Why? because many prefer a movie with more depth than simply a movie portraying an event we've all heard of more times than we can.
@@wanderingsoul696 And don't you know Japanese people were probably enemies of your ancestors? And would probably put you in a prison camp? Shame on you!
@@dwaynethewokjohnson6646 really??? Enemies of our ancestors or of the occupying force that is the Britishers...there was a war between the British India and Japan.. Indians were forced to fight for the British people..like in Africa. You know very little cause no one nuked your nation.
*_HELLO THERE_* _Pls read my comment before doing your own comment_ - Kamikaze tactics weren't used in the attack of Pearl harbor - some of the scenes we're very historically inaccurate because the carrier is not an Akagi carrier while the planes have Akagi tail markings in them. - The ceremonial scene is correct because it marks that at that day they will defeat a strong enemy not because they are doing a kamikaze attack(pls correct me if I'm wrong) - Japanese soldiers are also people so calling them demons is wrong they wee just told what they were supposed to do - It's your opinion if this movie is good or bad
The movie is incredibly bad. Your comments on kamikaze attacks are wholly accurate. The kamikaze concept was only formulated by Admiral Takijiro Ohnishi in late 1944. I have never seen an accurate representation of Akagi. Unlike all other carriers, it had its superstructure on the port side, not starboard.
Medieval Age: Brave Samurais who live and die for honor Ww2: Kamikaze pilots who live and breath for honor and country and gladly die for them 2000s: hikokomoris who never leave their rooms, listen to Kpop and watch tentacle porn
It’s unbelievable how Japan was a superpower in WW2 with one of the most powerful navies of the world. I really wished Japan kept the integrity of it’s navy with a bunch of Japanese made modern ships... now Japan only has “Multi purpose helicopter destroyer” the JS Kaga and JS Izumo but not actual modern aircraft carriers like the American ones
Um. For many decades JAPAN was forbidden by treaty and their 'constitution' which was written in part by AMERICA, to ban them from ANY 'offensive' naval ships. The USA banned Japan from becoming another military power. It came to bite us in the ass when we actually wanted them to help out in Asia with the threat of the Communists. But by that time, there was a strong pacifist or non interventionist streak in the Japanese population (thanks in part to to American influence). USA learned too late that you can't make your own friends WEAK.
They shouldn’t have immense power like they had before. Or They will invade other countries without realizing the real cause of what they’re doing. they got carried away gradually after they started that war, i hope this reckless so-called samurai spirit does not ensue anywhere
The Aircraft Carrier featured is USS Lexington (CV-16), a World War 2 veteran herself. Apparently some of the World War 2 veterans took offense that a US Carrier was dressed up as a Japanese carrier but either Michael Bay or one of the producers said that all the Japanese carriers were sunk during the war.
The germans and japanese fought really hard, only due to lack of ammunition and soldiers, they had to surrender,or else the scene in the war would be so different.
@@kratos2758 you were right in the part they are rapist, but you were wrong when you said they eat children. But there are stories that The Japanese army ate prisoners in ending years of WW2 because of the lack of food supplies
Golden age? Nonsense I say! He couldn't be bothered to at least edit a wooden flight deck on the carrier the Japanese took off from. Doolittle's planes took of from a Nimitz-Class carrier while in reality the Hornet was a much smaller Yorktown-Class & the Japanese flags flying from the carrier only have the red spot instead of the rising sun which was actually used by the Empire of Japan until the war ended in '45. He wasn't much when it came to attention to detail & an embarrassment to the motion picture industry. If you're gonna direct a movie about a major historical event like Pearl Harbor, at least have the decency to get the facts right!
SosaDa'Vinci Don't be disrespectful, it was a long and bloody war for both sides. Many lives were lost in both the US and Japanese armies. The Japanese were not cowards, they were not weak, and they did not surrender easily. It took 4 years of war and two atomic bombs to make them end the fighting. I have nothing but respect for the men that fought in war, weather they flew Old Glory, the Rising Sun, the Union Jack, the Hammer and Sickle, or the Reichskriegsflagge, they all fought hard for their countries and many lost their lives. Please, do not insult these heroes, for they have already been through enough.
+SosaDa'Vinci1 You're a fucking moron who doesn't know shit. The Emperor made the decision to surrender. If you know ANYTHING about the Japanese of that time period, they would have all fought to the death, even outnumbered and vastly outgunned by the American Forces. Remember the Japanese soldiers who did not surrender because they didn't know the war was over, for 30 years?
There are a lot of inaccuracies but the fact they got actual Zero fighters will always make this a standout film for me. Still a favorite of mine in terms of fantasy.
Those are late war (late 1943 onwards) A6M5 models in their late war green color scheme. The Zeroes that attacked Pearl Harbor were A6M2 models and painted light gray (almost white).
@@VersusARCH Indeed. Most earlier films just used T-6 mock-ups. Still, these are actual Zeros, late war or not. Not sure if that’s happened for a movie since this.
Honor and loyalty are something that runs deep in East Asian history and culture. Especially in Japan, the Bushido, or the way of a Samurai / warrior. They rather sacrifice themselves than to live with disgrace.
@SentinelRenamon8685 all i want to say is real Lt Abe flew a Val dive bomber (tail code A1-202) during Pearl Harbor attack. And Zero has thin and folded landing gears.
"I go now to fulfill my mission and my destiny, I hope it is a destiny that will bring honour to our family, and if it requires my life, I will sacrifice it gladly to be a good servant of our nation"
Japan used six aircraft carriers at Pearl Harbor. In 6 months 4 of them were at the bottom of the sea. Sunk by the carriers that were hoped to have been at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7th.
Yes, but one of those 4 left one of those american ones crippled on the same day only to be finnished off by a submarine later and the remaining 2 carriers that attacked Pearl Harbor crippled another 2 of the US carriers missed at Midway - in addition to sinking a British light carrier. IJN and US prewar carriers beat themselves to a standstill by 1943 - US had Saratoga and Enterprise left but damaged, while Japan had Shokaku and Zuikaku left with depleted airgroups.
Revered father. I go now to fulfill my mission and my destiny. I hope it is a destiny that will bring honor to our family. And if it requires my life, I will sacrifice it gladly to be a good servant of our nation.
This is exactly how I feel before I drive to work.
Dude straight up😂😂
Haha so funny
Only to sit on the desk for 9hrs
😂
I go now too fulfill my mission and my 4oh1keh
This scene alone is better than the whole movie.
I agree with you!!! We need more cutscene like this one!!😸😸😸😸
haha that made me laugh. tru
I agree
Yep
Yes Awesome. I like the Discipline !
The best background music with this scene 🤘
Best scene of the whole film
agreed.
Honestly this movie should of taken it from the Japanese perspective
Jack399 Degamer watch tora tora tora
Jack399 Degamer even though it’s kind of old 😕
This and the attack scene were these best scenes of the movie. If it wasn't for that cursed love triangle story, this movie would be very good.
Listen, in terms of historical detail the movie verges on fantasy but I can’t deny Bay’s technique and visual talent. This is a thrilling sequence on its own terms, and the montage that follows of the Japanese planes approaching Oahu while the island sleeps is genuinely suspenseful.
Bay is a expert at creating spectacular action
What part of the film other than the fictional characters would be fantasy?
@@calebh7902 the modern aircraft carriers and other naval vessels, the conduct of the Japanese pilots especially regarding the strafing of the hospital and the main characters while they were driving, the same pilots being used for the fighters at pearl harbor but then go on to fly the bombers in the Doolittle raid, two people being able to fit in a p40, an American pilot flying for the British during the battle of Britain which would not have been allowed by the US or by England, the movie portraying that Roosevelt didn't know about the attack on pearl until after it happened (they actually knew before and tried to warn them but the message wasn't received in time), and many more minor things.
@@collateralpigeon2151 What modern aircraft carriers and other vessels?
@@calebh7902 the aircraft carrier used for the launch sequence is an American design and many of the ships blown up during the attack are modern vessels. The skeleton of the attack is there, but Bay embellishes on it so much it’s more an interpretation than a depiction.
My great grandfather was a kamikaze pilot during ww2. In a letter he wrote before his last mission he wrote “I do this not because I want to, but because I need to for the honor of my country and emperor. May the children of the future remember and honor my ultimate sacrifice. Farewell.”
Most of the kamikaze pilots were not volunteers but made available.
大日本帝国万歳 yes, they all volunteered, but many, my grandfather included, were encouraged to join the kamikaze squadron by the emperor himself. He sent letters to each pilot personally, and even visited some in person. So you are technically right when you say they were all volunteers, but many were really left no choice.
Shabby Ken exactly
I have to ask: how honorable was it? He honored his country, which admittedly is very admirable, but in doing so, he helped kill many innocent people. My people. Where's the honor in that?
La Kellita La Kellita there is none. That’s my point. The fact he killed Americans is not what’s honorable it was his bravery and loyalty to his family in which I respect him.
Teacher: We're going on a school trip to Hawaii.
Girls: OMG I can't wait to show off my bikini at the beach!
Boys:
Boys: 0:33
Also Boys 0:28
Especially japanese bois
Boys:1:06 😆😆😆
Boys would be like: To Your Battle Stations! GO! GO! GO! GO!
1:27
the rising sun is perfectly matched with the japanese forces. great cinematography!
Warriors of the rising sun.
This one scene is best out of five other scenes in this movie. The pilot writing a letter to his family, thinking it might be his last is so powerful.
I watched the movie multiple times in theatre just for this particular scene.
Loving it till this day.
🔥❤😘
its 3 hours long 😳
This scene was very well put together.
I just wish the narration was in Japanese, that would’ve been perfect
Justin You agreed
Justin You in Japanese just change the subtitles then
Watch the movie in japanese then haha
Weeb
@@QuentinousX13 he’s Japanese ? Shouldn’t he speak it ? Not this white wash bullshit
I was just admiring the culture and character portrayed.
Drifter X a true warrior culture.
@@A-ee9eh, Oh a lot of Americans do, it's just completely different on how they show it
Americans = Honor to Freedom and Rights
Japanese = Honor to Culture and Social Order
There's a reason why Americans are known as "freelance cowboys" while Japanese as "Honorable Samurais".
If only LoK had not totally destroyed the all-Asiatic culturally-mixed universe that ATLA established.
The flow of the background music with scenes is stunning .
Hans Zimmer
1:07 you can see a helicopter in the backround
hory shet!
Haha lol!
I mean NANIIIIII?!
Editor has no honor!
Shamefur editing!!
Vely Dishonorabur!!!
Nice eyes I didn’t even catch that lol
That roar at 1:16 gives goosebumps... Wonderful scene.
Monster...
Deep roar like lion
The plane had some bad gas.
The beast of Mitsubishi
I like the soundtrack. The sound of the beating drums! Boom Boom!
Two words: Hans Zimmer 👍👍
Exactly 80 years ago this moment in history actually happened
A based moment in history
@Jericho Kilmanja what the hell
@@Chex2331lol
There were extremly brave pilots on both sides who fought in the battle of midway.
0:22 I didn't realize Chozen was in this film. He time travelled after losing to Daniel on Okinawa and became a Japanese airforce pilot to regain his honor before returning in Cobra Kai. XD
Omg. So Chozen also bombed Pearl Harbor? Lol.
@@Yurihyuga766Japanese actor Yuji Okumoto portrays a real-life Japanese aviator bomber (inaccurately) and his name was Zenji Abe (1916-2007), but he was credited as a Japanese Shy Bomber.
Chozen then was washed away in America after injuring his shoulder while on duty after Pearl Harbor and befriended boys and Miyagi helped hide him from the authorities if you seen 1999 independent film I'll Remember April which starred Pat Morita and Yuji Okumoto.
Live or die maaaan?!
My only problem with the scene is the sake. Other than that it’s phenomenal . The sip of sake was for kamikaze pilots, because they were giving their lives and weren’t coming back. Pearl Harbor was early in the war and they weren’t using kamikazes since they were winning. Other than that small detail I think it’s an incredible scene.
maybe they indeed drank it . it was a special and unique operation after all so it deserve a unique treatment . after all such movie wasnt made by some fan of history , they have brought many experts and historians from japan and did read many old documents about that day before filming it . so its possible that those who took part in pearl harbour have did such ritua before taking off
They definitely would have toasted to the monumental occasion. They are about to deliver the first punch of a soon to be declared war that could temporarily knock out a major western naval power.
My problem is with the very word sake 😂. In the Japanese language, sake means alcohol/liquor. A beer or whisky or any kind of liquor originated from any part of the world, is sake. If you travel in japan and buy a can of beer, it will be written as 酒 which means sake. I don't understand why the word "sake" took the meaning of Japanese alcohol in the English dictionary. Need to find the origins of this misinterpretation.
After dishonoring his uncle and family name in Karate Kid 2, this was the only way Chozen was able to bring honor back to his family. (Chozen and kamikaze pilot, same actor)
For the Japanese, honor is more important than their lives. This dates back during feudal period, originally among the rules that a samurai warrior should follow. They would rather choose death than to live without honor.
Historically inaccurate and based on Western propaganda about Japanese culture. Most of the Kamikaze soldiers were poorly trained teenagers who were horrified, and would be killed if they didn't go. Why do Americans insist on cliche tropes about Japanese people? They're humans too bro.
So they killed lots of civilians?
And now they became gay
impressive.... this scene shows the true power of music
In years of my experience on Naval world, I can already tell that Carrier is not a Japanese carrier. Because most carriers at that time had wooden flight deck. And from the shape of the flight deck as well as the island. That's probably a Midway class carrier. Only with more Japanese details on it, I almost mistook it as the Shinano.
It's actually the refitted Essex-class USS Lexington CV-16 if memory serves me right.
It is. I recently read an interview with Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa saying that it was an American carrier that was redressed as IJN for the movie (later switched and used in the Doolittle Raid scene). Apparently some old American man (prob a veteran) saw them filming scenes in port and was yelling at the cast and crew for betrayal or something lol.
Also, Bay was a dick, yelling at everyone on set and Cary was complaining about some insensitive historical and cultural inaccuracies in the script while filming. One scene they filmed had the Japanese officers drinking tea together on the flight deck. Cary apparently told Bay something like "Um, Japanese people are gunna loose their shit if they see that" The scene was then later cut.
At least the Eternal Zero done it right, I don't really know how they made Akagi's replica but they done a good job
Not alot of ww2 japanese carriers left, are there?
Actually there was, Light aircraft carrier Hosho never engaged in any real battle since she was only meant as a training carrier for newbie pilot, as for result she survived until the end of the war but was then converted into a civil transport vessel during the repatriation. sadly she was then again scrapped some time around the 1960's
I don't know why but that guy waving the white flag on the deck for clearing the planes for take-off seems kind of cool. All those planes and noises probably keeps your adrenaline pumping.
0:34 - *me and my door greeters donning our Wal-Mart vests on the morning of Black Friday*
Scene gave us a glimpse of what might have taken place in a Japanese carrier but it was still great to see
Can we give props to the actors who made this scene possible?
Michael Bay's Visual skills and Hans Zimmer's music = Priceless
You can tell Hans Zimmer has the early ideas for the Last Samurai soundtrack. Sounds familiar in this scene
The japenese did this to honor their family's and their nation
Yes they did! Also I feel that they really shouldn’t be demonized for it either. Sure it was a dastardly attack on a unprepared fleet at anchor, but you must look at what position the Japanese were in at the time. The U.S. and allies cut off their oil supplies and other vital materials that we’re essential for their war efforts and very survival as a nation. In the end it was either be humiliated and seen as lesser peopled by the western powers or go to war to show that Japan should be treated as a first class nation. It is quite easy to see why they chose to go to war.
Dwayne Zeefuik but if a american does it makes him a bad man right?
No not at all! Fighting for your family Nations honor does not make you a bad guy. The same goes for the Germans who fought for honor of the fatherland! Now the SS were a different story entirely. In fact there’s a difference between radicals and moderates.
Let's also not forget that at the time a lot of people were driven by fear. The fear of what would happen to their families if they chose not to fight. Some people might not even have liked what they were doing but had to tell themselves things to make it more acceptable in their mentality. It's very easy to pass judgement and make harsh assumptions when one's self isn't actually placed in that position literally.
It was sad though, that Japan joined the evil side of Axis during World War II
The crazy part is, the days it took the Japanese fleet to get to Pearl Harbor are widely known to have been treacherous and terrible. Since they had to maintain radio silence and travel far further north of the islands than what the most common shipping routes were at the time (this was to prevent them from being spotted / called in), it put them in an area where the weather is known to be horrific. To save fuel they did NOT keep the ships heated, men were washed off deck, etc. This is considered to be one of the primary reasons why their pilots were so aggressive and determined to complete the mission successfully. Watching years of subsequent interviews from surviving pilots, most of them felt deep regret because the bombing of Pearl Harbor actually accomplished NOTHING they had planned it to. Their whole mindset was that the subsequent war was only going to last 6 months to a year. They thought they had crippled the Pacific Fleet and demoralized American's, so they'd be able to take over the Philippines without much resistance, acquiring the oil they so desperately needed to continue their war in China. The exact opposite happened.
Amazing that they often don’t talk about, just how America is the victim and did nothing wrong. The US was supporting their enemies. It’s a usual reaction that most countries would make.
Japanese has a deep history about honor
From Chinese culture. Basically japan copies
@@AM87422S o bushido and other stuff was copied?
@@erajakramov7763 except they are the most immoral army in ww2
@@donaldduckling1177 That would be the Wehrmacht
@@nod5394 my ass
Yuji Okumoto from Karate Kid II as Chozen, that is awesome that he was in this movie!
Me and the boys gearing up for NNN:
Father : " I got you a new Mitsubishi "
Daughters : " I love my new car ! "
Sons :
When Budo and discipline makes your hair stand with emotion through this scene.
Something about this scene I just find so emotive.
These were all men, young men, who were completely willing and dedicated to protect their families, and nation, and ready to to their job to the maximum.
That goes for the guys arming the planes, all the accessory tasks, to flying the planes. Everyone dedicated to the craft.
And carrier warfare was so dangerous back then. You could get lost, you could fail to land, you could have a malfunction and have to ditch in the sea and just die out there. There are so many fates.
And just not part of the western world, so generally a lot of the tech was developed domestically. And they were able to put together all this, the Kido Butai. A fearsome, experienced, exceptional force. Really at the time, the best in the world.
That said I know the Japanese land forces in particular were known to do some absolutely atrocious things. But respect to these naval aviators. And the navy. Hopefully they didn’t partake in the horrors that the army did.
Either way, Japan is a fascinating culture. Respect.
Officers of the Imperial Japanese Navy ordered the deliberately sadistic murders of more than 20,000 Allied seamen and countless civilians in cold-blooded defiance of the Geneva Convention...
@@robto generally it seemed like the Japanese army did more horrific things.
But how many non-military civilians did American bombers kill?
@@rabidlenny7221 And? Two wrongs make a right?
bruh both just same,both commit war crime,the different is the winner who will get away with their crime
@@mememd1175 100% agree. Fire bombing cities. I think that’s a no no.
What I find fascinating is I think both the Americans and the Japanese thought of each other as lesser than inferiors. Japanese thought Americans were too busy partying and Americans thought japs were like a sub race.
Come to find out, both had an incredible level of discipline and courage
When you play as a Japanese carrier in World of Warships.
0:35 me and the boys going on a trip to Hawaii
My God! What an incredible warriors!
Imagine waking up to this music score as your alarm every morning
Respect Japan from Turkey !
Fuck turkey
@@abevaris7746 F.... yourself
Just fact though: The Japanese Carrier in this scene is actually an American Carrier.
I read, that this scene has no CGI and a rebuilt cost of a Japanese CV is horrible.
@@bharangi Well of course they can't rebuild a whole carrier with a wooden flight deck. If you want to see an authentic recreated Japanese carrier, please see Midway movie.
@@gregorysaugustine5236 But THOSE IJN carriers were all CGI. If any movie is going to use a REAL carrier, the only ones surviving are American ones.
Who else is watching because of being addicted to the new Pacific update in Battlefield V??
Eternal glory to the valiant Japanese pilots!!!
80 years today.
Me before taking the exam: 0:01
Both this takeoff and the Doolittle Raid takeoff were realistically viewed as one-way trips. Just think of the strength necessary to complete these missions. The goodbyes on the carrier knowing that this is it.
They weren't quite the full fledged suicide missions that in the second half of 1944 Japan started doing though, but still, very dangerous.
@@usul573 just the fact of close the cabin of that plane is enough to sign your sentence death
That attack on pearl was not viewed as a one way trip by any means. They only lost a few aircraft. They knew they had the element of surprise and there would be no reason to think most wouldn't return.
@@collateralpigeon2151they did lose a good amount, the Americans did a good job of getting ready after getting caught off-guard. The 2nd wave of the attack took a lot of casualties from anti-aircraft battery
Japanese aircraft carriers never launched any Kamikaze aircraft. Those took off from land bases only.
this is the best part in the movie!
Best scene in the movie.
The only weakness is the narative should have been in Japanese
0:58 the bass drop is harder than my grandma falls down from the stair
Lmao
Even though it was made in 1970 with zero computer generated special effects, the takeoff scene in Tora! Tora! Tora! (as well as the movie in general) are incomparably superior.
Oh i agree, Pearl Harbor wishes it was a tenth the movie Tora Tora Tora is, but still, this scene was probably the best of the entire film.
I saw Tora Tora Tora a while ago, but if my memory serves me correctly, it struck me that Bay had just copied whole shots, camera angles and edits out of the launch sequence in T.T.T. And then obviously 'amped' them up a bit, as he does. Bit like how he ripped off almost shot for shot, scenes near the start of Crimson Tide to use in The Rock.
Bill Purkayastha I love Tora Tora Tora.
Ye but this soundtrack is amazing.
They're different movies; it's similar to how there are two Titanic films. One which has no CGI and is very old and focuses on the overall sinking and death of the ship. Where the other focuses on the romantic, heart of the ocean and sinking of the ship.
Why? because many prefer a movie with more depth than simply a movie portraying an event we've all heard of more times than we can.
That roar from the zero fighters. 🔥
Sound of lions roaring..
Long live Japan.. 🇯🇵
Love and Respect from an Indian 🇮🇳
Shut up fucking apologist.
@@dwaynethewokjohnson6646 lol shows how fucking good is your culture 🙏
@@dwaynethewokjohnson6646 and you fucking know how to nuke and destroy nations...👍
@@wanderingsoul696 And don't you know Japanese people were probably enemies of your ancestors? And would probably put you in a prison camp? Shame on you!
@@dwaynethewokjohnson6646 really??? Enemies of our ancestors or of the occupying force that is the Britishers...there was a war between the British India and Japan.. Indians were forced to fight for the British people..like in Africa. You know very little cause no one nuked your nation.
I still remember watching this on the big screen😊
*_HELLO THERE_*
_Pls read my comment before doing your own comment_
- Kamikaze tactics weren't used in the attack of Pearl harbor
- some of the scenes we're very historically inaccurate because the carrier is not an Akagi carrier while the planes have Akagi tail markings in them.
- The ceremonial scene is correct because it marks that at that day they will defeat a strong enemy not because they are doing a kamikaze attack(pls correct me if I'm wrong)
- Japanese soldiers are also people so calling them demons is wrong they wee just told what they were supposed to do
- It's your opinion if this movie is good or bad
The movie is incredibly bad. Your comments on kamikaze attacks are wholly accurate. The kamikaze concept was only formulated by Admiral Takijiro Ohnishi in late 1944.
I have never seen an accurate representation of Akagi. Unlike all other carriers, it had its superstructure on the port side, not starboard.
Teacher: Okay Class. Please welcome our new Foreign Exchange Student from Japan
Girls: OMG he looks cute!
Boys: 0:24 - 0:35
A ha ha ha ! It's Asia;)
Medieval Age: Brave Samurais who live and die for honor
Ww2: Kamikaze pilots who live and breath for honor and country and gladly die for them
2000s: hikokomoris who never leave their rooms, listen to Kpop and watch tentacle porn
War criminals u mean
They got their own Jpop,it's even weirder than Kpop
It's all gonna change soon, don't worry.
@@eric__ralte let's wait for the term "anime" to step in
@@Crazy_Rich_Asian HOW?!
I agree. The soundtrack for this scene is amazing
❤🇯🇵❤ Japan 💪🏻 Greetz from Germany.
Greetings from Russia
@@Anton-kl5xq za rodina za stalina!
@@jehuirasales3588 ураа!!!
@@jehuirasales3588 fuck USSR
My favorite scene, everything 🇯🇵
This scene gives me goose bumps its better then rest of movie
The Japanese were some warriors man. We can't say they didn't give us a hell of a fight.
It’s unbelievable how Japan was a superpower in WW2 with one of the most powerful navies of the world. I really wished Japan kept the integrity of it’s navy with a bunch of Japanese made modern ships... now Japan only has “Multi purpose helicopter destroyer” the JS Kaga and JS Izumo but not actual modern aircraft carriers like the American ones
Um. For many decades JAPAN was forbidden by treaty and their 'constitution' which was written in part by AMERICA, to ban them from ANY 'offensive' naval ships. The USA banned Japan from becoming another military power. It came to bite us in the ass when we actually wanted them to help out in Asia with the threat of the Communists. But by that time, there was a strong pacifist or non interventionist streak in the Japanese population (thanks in part to to American influence). USA learned too late that you can't make your own friends WEAK.
And now, China which was often bullied in the past by Japan, have a much more powerful army than Japan.
They shouldn’t have immense power like they had before. Or They will invade other countries without realizing the real cause of what they’re doing. they got carried away gradually after they started that war, i hope this reckless so-called samurai spirit does not ensue anywhere
They were fools for believing they could challenge the American industrial might just like the Germans
The Aircraft Carrier featured is USS Lexington (CV-16), a World War 2 veteran herself. Apparently some of the World War 2 veterans took offense that a US Carrier was dressed up as a Japanese carrier but either Michael Bay or one of the producers said that all the Japanese carriers were sunk during the war.
Yes well, The Lady Lex put them there. Probably in poor taste but where else where they going to get a carrier of the era
The germans and japanese fought really hard, only due to lack of ammunition and soldiers, they had to surrender,or else the scene in the war would be so different.
Biggest factor is Lack of oil, that time 80% oil produced by US
And also some few wrong decisions bro
They were both in the wrong that's why they lost
@@TheGOAT161listen goat, all dumb naive persons would say the same as you did😂😂
Wonderful scene with very impressive music
spirit of the samurai.
RAPUST SAMURAI AND CANNIBALIZED CHILDREN IN PHILIPPINES AND OTHER ASIAN COUNTRIES...
@@kratos2758 you were right in the part they are rapist, but you were wrong when you said they eat children.
But there are stories that The Japanese army ate prisoners in ending years of WW2 because of the lack of food supplies
Best scene in whole movie
The Golden age of Michael Bay !!! the fall started to begin at Transformers, I really miss Bay's movie just before the prime !
This is part of the fall
Golden age? Nonsense I say! He couldn't be bothered to at least edit a wooden flight deck on the carrier the Japanese took off from. Doolittle's planes took of from a Nimitz-Class carrier while in reality the Hornet was a much smaller Yorktown-Class & the Japanese flags flying from the carrier only have the red spot instead of the rising sun which was actually used by the Empire of Japan until the war ended in '45. He wasn't much when it came to attention to detail & an embarrassment to the motion picture industry. If you're gonna direct a movie about a major historical event like Pearl Harbor, at least have the decency to get the facts right!
The most powerful silent scene ever in a war movie.
This feels like the intro for a video game. 😂
Spoiler alert: in “MOH Pacific Assault” the A6M launch from the Japan carrier was inspired by this.
One of my favorites tribes! Honor is their main colour
How it feels to play as Japan in War thunder
Love the smell from the Nakajima engines in the morning.
How to wake Americans up on Sundays?
Japanese:
This is so badass!
True japanese spirit is unbreakable.
必勝 The characters in the bandana of the Japanese mean certain victory. It is read as hisshō.
The Japanese are badasses
Badasses dont surrender in war like bitches
SosaDa'Vinci
Don't be disrespectful, it was a long and bloody war for both sides. Many lives were lost in both the US and Japanese armies. The Japanese were not cowards, they were not weak, and they did not surrender easily. It took 4 years of war and two atomic bombs to make them end the fighting. I have nothing but respect for the men that fought in war, weather they flew Old Glory, the Rising Sun, the Union Jack, the Hammer and Sickle, or the Reichskriegsflagge, they all fought hard for their countries and many lost their lives. Please, do not insult these heroes, for they have already been through enough.
+SosaDa'Vinci1 You're a fucking moron who doesn't know shit. The Emperor made the decision to surrender. If you know ANYTHING about the Japanese of that time period, they would have all fought to the death, even outnumbered and vastly outgunned by the American Forces. Remember the Japanese soldiers who did not surrender because they didn't know the war was over, for 30 years?
Frankie2012channel lol mad much? The Japanese are our bitches, and that was because they didnt know the war was over idiot.
SosaDa'Vinci
I'm not mad, I just don't like it when people say bad things about the men who fought in war.
There are a lot of inaccuracies but the fact they got actual Zero fighters will always make this a standout film for me. Still a favorite of mine in terms of fantasy.
Those are late war (late 1943 onwards) A6M5 models in their late war green color scheme. The Zeroes that attacked Pearl Harbor were A6M2 models and painted light gray (almost white).
@@VersusARCH Indeed. Most earlier films just used T-6 mock-ups. Still, these are actual Zeros, late war or not. Not sure if that’s happened for a movie since this.
0:24 when you tell god you are in school forever
The Best scene for me
If this movie had the lead up to the attack such as Tora Tora Tora to go with the action scenes - this would have been a banger of a movie.
we go get sushi now, okay?
Honor and loyalty are something that runs deep in East Asian history and culture. Especially in Japan, the Bushido, or the way of a Samurai / warrior. They rather sacrifice themselves than to live with disgrace.
1:18 that's LT Zenji Abe's D3A Val - commander of 2nd dive-bombers group.
@SentinelRenamon8685 since when A6M has fixed landing gears and 2 crew members ?
@SentinelRenamon8685 all i want to say is real Lt Abe flew a Val dive bomber (tail code A1-202) during Pearl Harbor attack. And Zero has thin and folded landing gears.
Last hour in 31st October before 00:00 a.m in November to do NNN duty....and it feels like this
Great scenes....
It is Yuji Okumoto (Chozen Toguchi) in TKKII and in the series Cobra Kai. It took me a while before recognizing his face and his voice.
Mitsubishi A6m its so very cool plane
"I go now to fulfill my mission and my destiny, I hope it is a destiny that will bring honour to our family, and if it requires my life, I will sacrifice it gladly to be a good servant of our nation"
Japan used six aircraft carriers at Pearl Harbor. In 6 months 4 of them were at the bottom of the sea. Sunk by the carriers that were hoped to have been at Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7th.
But for a cause
All sunk in one battle too
Yes, but one of those 4 left one of those american ones crippled on the same day only to be finnished off by a submarine later and the remaining 2 carriers that attacked Pearl Harbor crippled another 2 of the US carriers missed at Midway - in addition to sinking a British light carrier.
IJN and US prewar carriers beat themselves to a standstill by 1943 - US had Saratoga and Enterprise left but damaged, while Japan had Shokaku and Zuikaku left with depleted airgroups.
I love this scene...
amazing scene
Hands down. Best part of the movie.
Revered father. I go now to fulfill my mission and my destiny. I hope it is a destiny that will bring honor to our family. And if it requires my life, I will sacrifice it gladly to be a good servant of our nation.
That’s nice, but there is one thing that you must know about.
@@StephenLuke what?
@@jehuirasales3588 Japan was not a nation during WWII, it was an empire.
These were some of the best pilots in the world at that time. 😮