A shrouded conspiracy unfurled in the dim and flickering shadows of Emperor Hirohito’s palace. The loyal imperial guard tasked with his protection had been insidiously replaced by insurgent soldiers, seizing control of the Imperial Palace and its intricate surroundings.
Tensions arose like a ticking time bomb as the pivotal moment when Emperor Hirohito was to broadcast Japan’s capitulation to the Allied powers approached. The relentless conspirators, fervently set on waging war, were prepared to give up their lives to thwart the impending surrender.
An urgent frenzy overtook the rebels as they rampaged through the palace, scouring every corner for the audio recordings Hirohito had crafted. However, the palace’s enigmatic design concealed an elaborate maze of serpentine passages, secret doors, and veiled vaults, making locating the records a daunting ordeal.
As the insurgents smashed through every barrier and Tokyo spiraled into chaos, the brave custodians slipped into a hidden passage behind a cupboard, where they safeguarded the Emperor’s message and the hopes of a besieged nation yearning to end the brutal war.
Carnage surged throughout the capital as the masterminds behind the Kyūjō Incident orchestrated a ruthless coup to prevent Japan from yielding to the inevitable…
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The crimes against humanity were appalling. Subjugation should've been the fate of all the Axis powers.
The real travesty was perpetrated by the allies. Yalta. A half century of imprisonment for innocent people
So much for living gods and the belief there of. Fanatics sure comes to mind as does the current crop of leftist protesters. I sure hope there is an unbloody way to encourage that bunch they're way, way out of bounds.
Loving that thumbnail! It has absolutely zero connection! Awesome!
NO mention of the third Nuke, why was it in the title?
Say nothing of America sailing there after their civil war🥺 and demanding you trade with them or you'll be back to bomb the citys from the sea, oh yes they had swords and bows and arrows💪🤑✌️ doses this ring a bell, like their own NATIVE AMERICANS ❤️
BULLYING WITH GUNS, JUST CAN'T HELP THEMSELVES 🆘😢🇬🇧🤑💪💯🎬🤫
Now that was an insurrection! Death before surrender‽ acceptable conditions
I swear I've learned more about the many wars from this channel than school or anywhere else. Thank you 🙏
I had to relisten to the very beginning of this because it was so deliciously written. Well done.
The Emperor's use of the Young Officers Movement to control both senior military officials and politicians very nearly backfired on him. Junior officer insubordination not only strangled Japan's democracy between the wars, it got them into WWII in the first place, and very nearly resulted in the destruction of Japan and the Japanese people as a whole.
Good ,very good
So…. what was the recording? I missed it.
They were evil!!!!!!!!!!!
And yet none of them ever went on trial for war crimes.
Fast forward to Jan. 6th 2021, capital was attacked because the idiots who listen to lying trump. Tried to stop the election validation. Ironic how history will repeat it's self.
Wow! Great show! Very dramatic and exciting!
I am Japaneeeeeeee!!!
Thanks for another excellent video!
This story is filled with so much cultural nuance that i don't understand. It's an interesting story that i could enjoy as a movie. I would like to understand the motivations of each character. If there's a hero in this imaginary film, who is it, and why?
You'll be making another video about the recordings that ended Ukraine war 😂🤣😆
Should have bombed USSR right after that.
Interesting that after almost eighty years there is still so much discord in the comment section. Doesn’t look like too much was learned.
Monsters whose childish sense of honor was more important than the actual children of their nation. “Proud” or terminally arrogant?
You guy’s don’t know Japanese culture! Honor and Samurai culture.
Bravo to the guys not willing to bend knee.
The piece of scum couldn’t even use his sword to end it, god I hope that plays a part in his next lives
The outside world needs to accept that the current generation of Japanese people are not responsible for the acts of their forebears. The Japanese needs to acknowledge the evils perpetrated by the previous generation, and move on with no personal shame or guilt.
Interesting fact:
The US expected so many casualties from the invasion of Japan, that we made one million Purple Heart medals in preparation for it. Because of that, to this day, all US troops who recieved purple hearts are given ones originally meant for Japan.
Japan: We will never surrender
America: If you don’t surrender we will completely destroy you
Japan: that’s just political rhetoric
America: drop the fucking sun on them…
Japan: we won’t surrender
America: you think we won’t do it again?
Drops second nuke
Japan: we surrender
America: so I guess that was just political rhetoric about not surrendering. Call off the other 12 bombs we were building and unload the 3rd we had ready boys
They wanted a few more nukes.
Tone the music down bro. Too loud
:45 seconds looks like a scence from the Charlie Chan television series. Looks like the guy on our right is carrying a Thompson. Again at 6:25.
I have read/heard claims that the Emperor's speech was not understood by many of his people. He spoke inan official "Court Japanese" that was n=much different from the vernacular–maybe a bit like President Biden addressing the nation in late Middle English or even Elizabethan terms. Is that true?
one of the best story
They didnt want to surrender because of their pride and was more than willing to sacrifice their civilians to save face..
this level of insanity sounds eerily familiar to the west right now.
The fact they STILL wanted to continue fighting after being nuked twice is just insane to me. They had to have known victory wasn't achievable but still wanted to defend their homeland. It's a good thing Japan surrendered when they did or it likely would have become a North-South Korea sort of setup. A democratically controlled government in southern Japan. A communist puppet state in northern Japan.
I have about 50 photos of the Japanese envoys and there planes that landed at ie Shima island.. my dad was his units photographer.
I KNEW IT!!! I KNEW THE NHK WAS INVOLVED IN THIS!!!!!