“Once you start a war, there's no turning back.”“If my death awakens the Japanese people, so be it.” Isoroku Yamamoto.

December 8, 1941, 6 aircraft carriers and 350 airplanesattacked the United States Naval Forces at Pearl Harbor on Oahu Island. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto, the man who desired to avoid the war executedan unprecedented military featand started The Pacific War.

In 2008, the diary of Isoroku Yamamoto written in May 31st, 1939 and December 8th, 1941 was rediscovered. Based on the long-lost diary and directed by Japanese Academy Award Best DirectorIzuru Narushima, the film explores the real story of Isoroku Yamamoto, the mastermind behind the attack of Pearl Harbor and the commander-in-chief of the Japanese Imperial Navy Combined Fleetduring the early years of the Pacific War. Why did a manwho staked his life against the war, endup launching the opening salvo?  How did helead the fight against the challenges besetting his country?The filmwill take us on the journey to solve this mystery.