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51. Know Your Enemy - Japan (1945)
Not Rated | 63 min | Documentary, History, War
A comprehensive look at the war in the Pacific during World War II. Shot as a propaganda film by acclaimed Hollywood director Frank Capra
Directors: Frank Capra, Joris Ivens | Stars: John Beal, Howard Duff, Walter Huston, Knox Manning
Votes: 842
52. The Militarists (1970)
134 min | Drama, War
Reporter Goro Arai covers the war for a Japanese newspaper. He follows the activities of Japan's top military leader, Hideki Tojo, and comes to view Tojo as a dangerous military tyrant. But... See full summary »
Director: Hiromichi Horikawa | Stars: Keiju Kobayashi, Yûzô Kayama, Toshirô Mifune, Sô Yamamura
Votes: 60
53. Tsurugidake: Ten no ki (2009)
139 min | Adventure, Drama
In 1907, a group of men climb an unconquered peak in the last unmapped region of Japan.
Director: Daisaku Kimura | Stars: Tadanobu Asano, Teruyuki Kagawa, Ryûhei Matsuda, Yukiyoshi Ozawa
Votes: 220
54. 1st to Fight: Pacific War Marines (2020)
60 min | Documentary, History, War
The Battle for Guadal Canal, as told by the men who were there. Narrated by Jon Seda, there are side-by-side images of the island today. A stirring documentary, told in real time.
Director: Tim Gray | Stars: Jon Seda, Bill Finnegan, Daniel Martinez, Lou Imfeld
Votes: 12
55. Kessen no ôzora e (1943)
89 min | Action, Adventure, War
A local family' house also serves as a gathering place for air force cadets. The family's boy is weak and often unhealthy. The boy wants to become a pilot as well given how he is exposed to... See full summary »
Director: Kunio Watanabe | Stars: Minoru Takada, Setsuko Hara, Yuriko Hanabusa, Masaru Kodaka
Votes: 26
56. Submarine Raider (1942)
Approved | 64 min | Drama, War
An American yacht is sunk by a Japanese submarine on its way to Pearl Harbour, and when the single survivor is picked up by a US submarine, the commander tries desperately to warn the mainland of the imminent attack.
Directors: Lew Landers, Budd Boetticher | Stars: John Howard, Marguerite Chapman, Bruce Bennett, Warren Ashe
Votes: 207
57. Purple Heart Diary (1951)
Approved | 73 min | Drama
A trio of singers is entertaining wounded American soldiers during World War II. They encourage a mutilated soldier in his love for a nurse.
Director: Richard Quine | Stars: Frances Langford, Judd Holdren, Ben Lessy, Tony Romano
Votes: 31
58. Wasurerarenu hitobito (2000)
121 min | Drama, War
The story of 3 men who served together in the Japanese Imperial Army during WWII. The story is told in flashbacks from modern day Japan to scenes on the island they are defending. In modern... See full summary »
Director: Makoto Shinozaki | Stars: Tatsuya Mihashi, Minoru Ôki, Tomio Aoki, Keiko Utsumi
Votes: 57
59. Hiroshima: Why the Bomb Was Dropped (1995 TV Movie)
TV-14 | 60 min | Documentary
Documentary addressing controversial questions surrounding the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Japan at the end of World War II. Includes interviews with historians and analysis of records left by participants in the decision.
Stars: Peter Jennings, Gar Alperovitz, Barton Bernstein, McGeorge Bundy
Votes: 42
60. Taiheiyô sensô to Himeyuri butai (1962)
93 min | Drama, War
The last fight put up by remaining Japanese forces and a special volunteer nursing corps on Okinawa at the end of World War II (1944-45).
Director: Kiyoshi Komori | Stars: Tôru Abe, Kanjûrô Arashi, Shinjirô Asano, Kikuko Hanaoka
Votes: 14
61. Return to Guam (1944)
Not Rated | 19 min | Documentary, Short
Official World War II documentary about the pacific Theatre.
Director: Richard Brooks | Star: George Tweed
Votes: 22
62. Gekko no natsu (1993)
A fictional film that is nonetheless inspired by an account of two Japanese soon-to-be kamikaze pilots has the two stop by a local school near their base one last time to play the piano ... See full summary »
Director: Seijirô Kôyama | Stars: Tokue Hanazawa, Mako Ishino, Tetsuko Kobayashi, Norikatsu Nagano
Votes: 10
63. Général Ishiwara - L'homme qui déclencha la guerre (2012 TV Movie)
52 min | Documentary, Biography, History
From 1889 to 1949, General Ishiwara's military, ideological and political career took in the key moments of Japanese History, in a most spectacular way: the forced opening to the West, Hiroshima, the China war and Pearl Harbour.
Director: Paul Jenkins | Stars: Luce Mouchel, Frédéric Pellegeay, Ikuhiko Hata, Yôichi Higuchi
Votes: 26
64. Kaigun (1963)
101 min | Drama, War
A tale of two best friends in the WWII era Japan. Takao is a young man enthusiastic about joining the navy to fight for his country. He convinces his best friend Shinji to join him.
Director: Shinji Murayama | Stars: Michiko Araki, Shin'ichi Chiba, Fusatarô Ishijima, Yoshi Katô
65. Razgrom militaristkoy Japonii (1945)
67 min | Documentary, War
Directors: Iosif Kheifits, Aleksandr Zarkhi
66. The Ghost of Iwojima (1959)
88 min
Director: Jûkichi Uno | Stars: Shinsuke Ashida, Izumi Ashikawa, Sanae Ishida, Masayoshi Miyasaka
Votes: 5
67. Kaze ni soyogu asi (Kouhen) (1951)
War
It is 1941 and World War II is in full swing. The Japanese military is enlisting all the men in the land. A newlywed lawyer, whose marriage is a mere couple of months' long, is informed by ... See full summary »
Director: Masahisa Sunohara | Stars: Mitsuru Chiaki, Kan Hayashi, Chieko Higashiyama, Yoshi Katô
68. Walang kamatayan (1946)
Action, Drama, War
AT LAST it is...HERE... this mighty picture of courage and valor of our own guerrillas. A human document of the beastly atrocities committed during the Japanese regime. A picture dedicated to those who have not died in vain.
Director: Tor Villano | Stars: Luz-v-Min, Fred Penalosa, Rolando Liwanag, Gregorio Ticman
70. Until Victory Day (1945)
59 min | Comedy, War
Toho All-Star Cast.
Director: Mikio Naruse | Stars: Roppa Furukawa, Ken'ichi Enomoto, Entatsu Yokoyama, Achako Hanabishi
Votes: 16
71. Koi no fûunji (1945)
Drama
It is 1868 Japan and the dawn of the new Meiji era. A military officer from Kyushu, who is honest, monk-like, stoic, straight-edge and does not consort with women, lest he becomes weak, ... See full summary »
Director: Kajirô Yamamoto | Stars: Susumu Fujita, Setsuko Hara, Takashi Shimura, Ken'ichi Enomoto
73.
Sanford and Son (1972–1978)
Episode:
Sergeant Gork
(1976)
TV-PG | 30 min | Comedy
Fred regales young Roger with tall tales of his World war II exploits that draw more from the late movie than the history books.
Director: William R. Wyse | Stars: Redd Foxx, Demond Wilson, LaWanda Page, Don Bexley
Votes: 107
74.
The World at War (1973–1974)
Episode:
Banzai! Japan 1931-1942
(1973)
TV-PG | 52 min | Documentary, History, War
The rise of the Japanese Empire, the Sino-Japanese War, the Soviet-Japanese border conflicts, Pearl Harbor, and the early Japanese successes in the Battle of Malaya and Battle of Singapore.
Stars: Laurence Olivier, Tomohiko Ushiba, Kôichi Kido, Lewis Bush
Votes: 465
75.
Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode:
The Battle of Leyte Gulf
(1996)
Documentary, History, War
Director: Dave Flitton | Star: Tim Pigott-Smith
76.
Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode:
Destination Okinawa
(2002)
Documentary, History, War
Anticipating an excessive commitment of resources to take and hold the island, American war planners abandon an invasion of Formosa and focus directly on the Japanese home islands. They set... See full summary »
Stars: Jonathan Booth, Hirohito, Chester W. Nimitz, Raymond A. Spruance
Votes: 6
77.
Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode:
Guadalcanal
(2000)
Documentary, History, War
Tim Pigott-Smith narrates the story of the battle for Guadalcanal and the capture of this strategically crucial island in World War 2 during which more than 25,000 Japanese lost their lives.
Stars: Tim Pigott-Smith, Frank Jack Fletcher, Robert L. Ghormley, Hirohito
Votes: 7
78.
Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode:
Manchuria: The Forgotten Victory
(2000)
Documentary, History, War
Tim Pigott-Smith narrates the story of the Soviet victory over the mighty Japanese Kwangtung Army in the mountains of Manchuria, which is one of the least known of the Second World War.
Stars: Tim Pigott-Smith, Aleksei Antonov, Henry H. Arnold, Kai-Shek Chiang
Votes: 6
79.
Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode:
Pearl Harbor
(2000)
Documentary, History, War
A look at the events leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor and the fall of Singapore detailing the reasons, the national leaders and commanders involved, and the equipment used by both sides.
Star: Tim Pigott-Smith
Votes: 6
80.
Kennedy (2023)
Episode:
The World at War (1940-1946)
(2023)
Documentary, Biography, History
After the United States joins the war against Nazi Germany and Japan, Jack joins the Navy and is deployed to the Pacific.
Director: Ashton Gleckman | Stars: John F. Kennedy, T. Glenn Pait, David Nasaw, Chris Matthews
Votes: 32
81.
Viewpoint '87 (1987)
Episode:
Japan - Behind the Mask
(1987)
Documentary
Director: Alan Lowery | Star: John Pilger
82.
Battle Plan Under Fire (2004– )
Episode:
Assault from the Sea
(2004)
Documentary, History, War
Water covers almost two-thirds of the Earth's surface. We explore assaults from the sea.
Director: Gordon Stevens | Stars: Lloyd Clark, Bruce Gudmundsson, Eric Meyers, Omar N. Bradley
83.
Battlefront (2001– )
Episode:
Battle of Midway
(2001)
23 min | Documentary, War
Only one isolated atoll prevents an enemy invasion of Hawaii. Midway Island is where the Japanese fleet converges on a tiny American base with a massive strafing and bombing attack.
84.
History with David Rubenstein (2020– )
Episode:
Ian W. Toll
(2023)
TV-PG | 30 min | Biography, History, News
Stars: David Rubenstein, Ian W. Toll
85.
History Specials (2010– )
Episode:
Pearl Harbor: 24 Hours After
(2011)
TV-PG | 88 min | Documentary, History, War
Discover the untold story of the events that occurred immediately after President Roosevelt received the call that Pearl Harbor had been attacked. New evidence from the FDR Library reveals ... See full summary »
Stars: Steve Gillon, Franklin D. Roosevelt, David Woolner
Votes: 25
86.
The Infographics Show (2011– )
Episode:
China, the US, and NATO's World War 3 Plan
(2022)
49 min | Documentary, Animation
China's announced intention to invade Taiwan seems to be the most likely event to lead to a World War Three. Here are the challenges both sides would face and how it might play out.
87.
How to Lose a War (2023)
Episode:
The Men Who Gave the Orders
(2023)
Documentary, History, War
Explore the men in charge whose rampant egos and misguided belief in their own abilities led to their country making fatal mistakes in the war.
Director: Tim Bosanquet | Stars: Tim Benbow, Russell A. Hart, Alexander Henry, Giuseppe Finaldi
88.
How to Lose a War (2023)
Episode:
The Best Laid Plans
(2023)
Documentary, History, War
Explore how the seeds of Japan's defeat in 1945 were sown a decade earlier with the occupation of Manchuria in China.
Director: Tim Bosanquet | Stars: Rana Mitter, Sandra Wilson, Yuma Totani, Guy Walters
89.
How to Lose a War (2023)
Episode:
Conquering Heroes
(2023)
Documentary, History, War
Explore how the Axis Powers' ruthless, brutal occupation and exploitation of other countries contributed to their demise.
Director: Tim Bosanquet | Stars: Alexander Henry, Sandra Wilson, Ken Kotani, Gregg Huff
90.
Military Masterminds (2022)
Episode:
Rapid Dominance
(2022)
52 min | Documentary, History, War
From Julius Caesar to Napoleon Bonaparte, ancient generals took advantage of a military tactic still used in modern warfare - a tactic known as Rapid Dominance.
Director: Roberto Irwin | Stars: Ahron Bregman, Lawrence Freedman, Jenny Grant, Dina Gusejnova
91.
How to Lose a War (2023)
Episode:
The Right Tools
(2023)
Documentary, History, War
Victory in war doesn't just require sound military strategy, vital resources and equipment are also critical. Discover how the Axis powers failed in this regard.
Director: Tim Bosanquet | Stars: Richard Hammond, Giuseppe Finaldi, Alexander Henry, Charles Schencking
92.
How to Lose a War (2023)
Episode:
The Homefront
(2023)
Documentary, History, War
In our final episode, we examine how each Axis Power had troubles on their own home front, leading to disaster in the final days of the war.
Director: Tim Bosanquet | Stars: Alexander Henry, Giuseppe Finaldi, Russell A. Hart, Guy Walters
93.
Against the Odds (2014– )
Episode:
The Heroes of Tarawa
(2014)
TV-PG | 45 min | Documentary, History, War
Everything went wrong in America's first test of whether the Japanese-held islands of the Pacific, the key steppingstones to the doorstep of Japan, could be captured by across-the-beach infantry assaults.
Stars: John Wukovits, Roger Colby, Edward L. Bale Jr., William Steele Sr.
Votes: 8
94.
Against the Odds (2014– )
Episode:
The Battle for Sugar Loaf
(2016)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, History, War
Taking an otherwise nondescript hill on the embattled island of Okinawa proved to be one of the most incredible battles of WWII. The young weary marines of Charlie Company strained against ... See full summary »
Director: Sammy Jackson | Stars: Bill Pierce, Dick Whitaker, Don Honis, Jack W. Houston
95.
Battlefield (1995–2004)
Episode:
The Battle of Midway
(1995)
113 min | Documentary, History, War
A documentary look at the WWII battle of midway. The events leading up to the battle, the national and war leaders involved, and the critical events that lead to the outcome.
Directors: Andrew Aitken, Dave Flitton, Justin McCarthy | Stars: Tim Pigott-Smith, William F. Halsey, Chester W. Nimitz, Raymond A. Spruance
96.
Nazi Mega Weapons (2013– )
Episode:
America's War: Japan's Warrior Code
(2019)
TV-PG | 44 min | Documentary, History, War
The battle for Saipan is the ultimate test for Japan's greatest weapon: the warrior mindset.
Director: Ross Young | Stars: Tony Pollard, James Holland, Martin K.A. Morgan, Mike Pavelec
Votes: 25