Pride (1998)

Original title

プライド　運命の瞬間

Directed by

Shunya Itō

Genre

historical drama

Country

Japan

Runtime

2h 41m

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 2 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film shows the life of Hideki Tojo during and after World War II. It focuses on his role as a family man and his actions as Japan's prime minister. The story ends with his trial and execution.

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What happens

Pride (プライド 運命の瞬間;, Puraido: Unmei no Shunkan), also known as Pride: The Fateful Moment, is a 1998 Japanese historical drama directed by Shunya Itō. The film, based on the International Military Tribunal for the Far East of 1946–48, depicts Japanese prime minister Hideki Tojo (played by Masahiko Tsugawa) as a family man who fought to defend Japan and Asia from Western colonialism but was ultimately hanged by a vengeful United States. Shot at a cost of ¥1.5 billion, Pride was one of the highest-grossing Japanese films of 1998 and was nominated for two Japan Academy Prizes. Although the filmmakers intended the film to open dialogue on Japanese history, it was controversial in China, South Korea, and Japan owing to concerns of historical denialism. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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