You don't like whiskey?
I could ask you the same question, Admiral.
I have it on good authority that your glass is filled with tea.
An old Chinese trick.
What else have you learned during your time in Japan?
I'm just the assistant naval attaché.
Turn it off.
What's wrong?
We have awakened a sleeping giant...
and filled him with terrible resolve.
Did you enjoy your visit to Hawaii?
I told Nagumo to locate their aircraft carriers and destroy their fuel tanks.
But he refused.
A devastating mistake.
It would have taken the Americans a year to resume operations at Pearl Harbor.
When are you going to remove Nagumo from command?
Nagumo sunk the American battleships.
Everyone thinks he's a hero.
Someday that old fool will make an even bigger mistake.
None of that talk inside.
We must be united against the Army.
I'm not Nagumo.
Pearl Harbor was a great victory.
But...
If we give them time the Americans will overrun us.
Therefore we must land the knockout blow by destroying their aircraft carriers.
Our priority must be...
to seize the resources that we need.
That is a job for the Army.
The Navy's job...
is to get us there and back.
The Army got us into this war...
and now they expect us to ferry them around.
For now. But circumstances will change.
I want you to start drawing up plans for the operation we discussed.
Midway?
Heavenly sovereign, we must get you down to the shelter.
Sir?
Leave me.
You must come out of your cabin.
We put the Emperor's life at risk.
It was only a handful of bombers.
We swore to keep our homeland impenetrable.
Everyone now agrees you were right about the American carriers.
We must destroy them.
Tojo says we must finish our operation in the Coral Sea.
But then we can turn our attention to Midway.
Then we have work to do.
How dare you! You're not following our strategy.
Admiral Nagumo.
This is no way to conduct a war game.
These young men have ignored the battle doctrines. I followed your plan.
We attacked Midway with our carriers.
We were ready to pivot as soon as the American carriers responded from Pearl Harbor.
But?
My American carriers didn't come from Pearl.
They were waiting here, northeast of Midway Island.
While Admiral Nagumo's planes were bombing Midway, I sunk three of his carriers.
Such a move is impossible because the Americans won't know we are coming.
Start again.
But this time the American carriers must come from Pearl.
Enemy spotted! Nine o'clock!
They're glide bombing.
Which means they're amateurs.
Prepare for evasive action. Even amateurs can get lucky.
Turn to port.
Turn to starboard.
He's aiming for the Akagi.
Was he trying to hit us?
Americans aren't that brave.
His controls must have locked up.
Those planes came from Midway, which means it's still a threat.
We must launch a second attack on their airfields.
Enemy fleet spotted!
Sir! Ten enemy surface units spotted.
Position east northeast.
Impossible.
Unless it's a trap.
We must destroy the enemy fleet.
Rearm the planes that were going to attack Midway with torpedoes and armor-piercing bombs.
But sir, we will be vulnerable while we change weapons.
Our fighters will keep us safe!
Sir! Periscope spotted.
They're deploying depth charges.
An American submarine right in the middle of our fleet.
Order the Arashi to pin down that submarine.
They can catch up to us once the fleet is safely out of range.
Brave men.
We are fortunate they have such bad planes.
Right full rudder.
We can't launch our bombers because of these constant attacks.
Our fighters need to stop glory hunting.
They're all flying too low.
Those planes came from a carrier.
We must initiate an attack.
A message from Admiral Yamaguchi, sir.
Consider it advisable to launch attack force immediately.
What does he think I'm trying to do?
Genda, what's our status?
Yes, right away.
Are the preparations ready?
We're going as fast as we can, sir. But it takes time to change from land weapons to sea.
You have five minutes.
This place is a powder keg.
They're almost finished.
Good. We will launch a full attack and crush the enemy task force.
Look!
The Soryu is also under attack.
Calm yourself. You're an officer.
That leaves just us and the Akagi.
Unless those planes strike.
We need more time, sir!
We're still rearming the bombers!
The gasoline is vaporizing.
We can't activate the CO2. We have no power.
We must go.
I have to save the ship.
It's the captain's job to save the ship. Your duty is to lead.
And you can't do that from here.
From Admiral Nagumo. Fires are raging aboard the Kaga, Soryu and Akagi.
The Americans knew we were coming.
We walked right into their trap.
We can still win...
But we must know what we are facing.
You, tell us your ship,
or we throw you overboard.
We are the last intact aircraft unit in the fleet.
So the fate of Japan rests on your skill.
The Emperor expects you to do your duty.
The enemy has lost a carrier and their air wings are weakened.
We will draw them within range of our battleships and destroy them.
It's a bold plan.
Radio Admiral Yamaguchi.
Telegram from battlefield commander.
Yamamoto is ordering us to charge.
Like samurai trying to save our honor.
So it shall be.
You have all fought valiantly.
But we must scuttle this ship so that it doesn't fall into enemy hands.
The loss of this battle falls on the heads of your commanders, not you.
For this reason I have decided to go down with the ship.
I command you to carry on your loyal service to the Emperor.
I wish to stay with you.
Very well.
Let us enjoy the moon together.
Abandon ship.
Let me stay with you too.
I am touched by your offer, but you young men must leave the ship.
That is my final order.
Battle station torpedo port side.
Target Hiryu bearing ninety degrees.
Come in.
Our scouts found nothing.
The American carriers must have withdrawn overnight.
We should bombard Midway. The Americans have no battleships.
We can still win this battle.
You've been playing too much shogi.
We cannot gamble the rest of the fleet to save our pride.
Then...
what are your orders, sir?