山本 五十六 Isoroku Yamamoto (2011) - Yamamoto's Death [HD] 

The escort pilots shot down one of the P-38s and all of them survived. It is popularly thought that the six Zero pilots were blamed for the loss of Yamamoto and were deliberately sent on dangerous missions as a way of punishment. But the truth is that the pilots were not blamed and their superiors knew they had done their best to protect the G4M bombers. However the pilots still felt guilty and they flew often and fought hard for the rest of the war as a way of redemption. Of the six fighter pilots, only one, Kenji Yanagiya, survived the war. He made it clear after the war that he and his five comrades received no blame for the death of Yamamoto. Indeed, Yanagiya was promoted to Petty Officer 2nd class only two weeks after the event. Yanagiya was badly wounded only two months after Yamamoto's death and he had one of his hands amputated. Of the other five pilots, four were killed within three months of the loss of Yamamoto. Two, Hidaka and Okazaki, were shot down and killed by American F4F fighters over the Russell Islands on 7th June 1943. Another, Morisaki, was shot down and killed during a Japanese attack on Allied shipping near Guadalcanal on 16th June 1943. The fourth, Tsujinoue, flew escort for Japanese bombers attacking Rendova Island on 1st July 1943 and he never returned. The fifth pilot, Sugita, was shot down and killed over Japan in April 1945. As for Yanagiya, due to his injuries, he never flew again after 1943. He was credited with eight Allied aircraft shot down. In 1988, he was invited to the United States to take part in an historical seminar about the Yamamoto Mission. To his amazement, he was warmly greeted by the veteran P-38 pilots like a celebrity. Yanagiya passed away in 2008.

Fact: Yamamoto Was hit in the left shoulder and in the left jaw, exiting his right eye. The head shot was what killed him. He was dead, well before the plane crashed. He never had time to reflect on the way down.

Yamamoto's plane was shot over Bougainville ,his plane still remains in the thick jungle ,not very far from my village.

My Great Uncle was on this mission. Lt. Everett Anglin. He shared his memories before his passing.

Before he flew off, Admiral Yamamoto was advised against this flight for the same reason that he died: fear of enemy attack. This, combined with how the war was turning more and more against them (Coral Sea, Midway, and by now Guadalcanal) and knowing that Japan's defeat was certain, make a part of me believe that he chose to go on this flight just so he could die so he would not have to bear the knowledge that he was sending his fellow countrymen to die just to barely delay the inevitable.

I realized a possible interpretation of this scene is that Yamamoto's final moments resemble what his country was going trough. Carrying a death wound and facing inevitable end. The mushrooms cloud signals into to it. An accurate metaphor.

He begged his nation not to go to war with the US. They didn't listen and he paid the price. He was a brilliant commander.

そして誰もこの戦いを止める事ができなくなったのか😭 今、生きている事に感謝。

nice touch when the zeros dropped their fuel pods to engage the americans

My father was a Pearl Harbor survivor. He graduated from Annapolis in June, 1940 and was sitting on a light cruiser about 1500 yards astern of the Arizona on the morning of December 7th, 1941. His cruiser, the Phoenix, was immediately sent down to do what it could with the ABDA forces in an around the East Indies. By some miracle, when the convoy they were escorting to Ceylon had some of its vessels diverted to Jakarta, his cruiser was designated as the convoy flagship and shepherded the remainder of the convoy on to Ceylon, while the former flagship, the Houston, went on with the others north into Indonesian waters. All of the latter force were sunk. Dad came home to learn how to fly in June of 42, just missing Midway (I don't know if the Phoenix was at Coral Sea). After becoming a Naval aviator, he joined the Lexington's air group in January of 44 and fought with her across the Pacific, from the Marshals, through the Carolines, the Marianas and the Philippines, to end up off the mouth of Tokyo Bay on the morning of the Japanese surrender. On his Pacific service campaign ribbon, he carries stars indicative of between no less than 6 but no more than 9 major engagements with the enemy. At one point, he was a scant 50 feet from where a kamakaze hit the Lex's island (he was in flight deck control, on the port side of the island, while the kamikaze hit the starboard side of the island). In spite of all that, despite losing a half dozen classmates on the Arizona and about the same number on the Oklahoma, despite all the horrors he witnessed and survived, he held the Japanese people and their military in the HIGHEST of esteem. He respected the Japanese for their courage and their commitment to one another, their ferocity, their tenaciousness and their willingness to lay down their lives for their Emperor and their people. Now, having said all that.....does anyone know the name of the composition that plays towards the end of this piece? Its hauntingly beautiful, like a delicate chrysanthemum falling to earth. I firmly believe that God checks special people out in a very special way, in a manner befitting their Spirit. Yamamoto's was a good Death, a warrior's death, streaking across the sky like a meteor for all to look upwards and see. I know he was at Peace in his final moments. My father made a good death too, though not in a flaming leaf spiraling to the ground....after his stroke, he was medivac'd by helicopter from a field nearby the house where he had spent the last 30 years of his life with my family, to a trauma center just outside Washington, DC. The only thing my father ever loved was flying. When I received the call from the emergency operations center on the Friday evening, December 6, 1996, advising me of what had happened and their intentions, I knew God was taking him....on one last flight....Home.

This is the first time I've seen a realistic looking G4M bomber depicted in modern film. Yamamoto must've known he'd flew into a well planned execution trap the instant he saw those P-38s. Even though he was the enemy, and his death no doubt shortened the war, Yamamoto was one of the true gentlemen of the war. He never underestimated his enemies, and would've avoided war at any cost if he'd had his way.

Interesting fact: "He enjoyed the company of geisha, and his wife Reiko revealed to the Japanese public in 1954 that Yamamoto was closer to his favorite geisha Kawai Chiyoko than to her, which stirred some controversy. After his death, his funeral procession passed by Kawai's quarters on the way to the cemetery". This is symbolic as his wife graciously, respectful and quietly acknowledged Kawai 'as the other woman'. For the East, the funeral possession passes by the favourite places for the soul to bid final farewell. A child stricken with leukemia, died two years back and her parents arranged for the cortege possession to pass by her elementary school where she had spend her happiest last few years.

The search party found Yamamoto still in his seat, sitting upright, still grasping the handle of his katana. He had been hit with two .50 caliber rounds, one to the back of his left shoulder and one to the left side of his lower jaw that exited above his right eye. This head wound would have been instantly fatal.

Minor gripe: P-38G models were the american fighter type used in the ambush. This video depicts later versions of lightning that appear equipped with chin-scoop intercoolers, which would have to be P-38J variants or later.

Yamamoto is the Erwin Rommel of Japan

Yamamoto's death was the beginning of the end for the Imperial Japanese Navy. There was no other officer in the service who possessed the same combination of tactical skill, courage and boldness in battle. The only other Imperial admiral who had similar quality was Tamon Yamaguchi, and he had decided in all honour to go down with the Hiryu at Midway.

As an American I’ve heard lots of good things about Yamamoto , but what finally won me over was a story about how there was a meeting and there was this officer/general in the Japanese army going on a tirade and while he was standing up yelling at everyone, Yamamoto slowly inched his chair back with his foot so when he went to sit back down, he fell on his ass.

U.S. WWII Pacific theater pilots use to refer to the Mitsubishi G4M "Betty" bomber (seen here) as "the one shot lighter" because it was so easy to set on fire.

Some historians say Admiral Yamamoto committed suicide. Escort fighters were supposed to be 36 but he cut the numbers off by 18 and after that it became only 6 somehow. On top of that, the day before he died, he kept all of his personal things neatly. As if he knew he would die. He had strongly opposed having the war against USA but he could not stop other politicians and army officers. He still had to take a command as the head of Japanese Imperial Navy, even though there was no chance for Japan to win. That's make a sense. There was a possibility that the incident was a suicide...but nobody knows other than Yamamoto.

Admiral Yamamoto was a experienced and innovative admiral in service of his country’s navy, the Imperial Japanese Navy. He knew a war against the United States of America would result in true and utter defeat for his nation. But he was a soldier true to his heart and knew he had to carry out his orders. May Admiral Yamamoto Rest In Peace in the soft waters of the South Pacific.

This is such an emotional scene, I think about it often.

War dishonors the greatest of human beings. War is the greatest failure of political leaders and brave men and women are the spoils of such sacrifice.

My dad served in the Pacific and I have his captured Japanese rifle that has the emperors crissanthom. He sent it right after he took it in a battle. Like him, its priceless to me. My daughter will have it someday..

Fun Fact: In the early years of the war, Yamamoto strongly supported the construction of the G3M and G4M bombers, which were infamously vulnerable to enemy fire and had a reputation for catching fire. Ironically, the plane he was riding at the time of his death was a G4M bomber.

I can't imagine how feel from escort fighter pilot. Must be pain by them and return to base without supreme commander..

He was a hero that never ran away from consequences.

Admiral Yamamoto was a brilliant officer and a noble foe. He warned Japan's leadership against starting a war with the United States, but did his duty as a military man regardless. This looks like an excellent movie; is it available with English subtitles?

Beautiful cinematography and luscious and moving score.

I realize the film directors, for artistic reasons, wanted those tender moments of reflections while the music played, but in reality those P-38s would have continued firing until the plane was all the way down. Keep in mind the American squadron KNEW Yamamoto was on that plane, so taking him out was imperative. Scoring a few hits on the wing and fuselage would not have backed them off.

That video makes me cry cause the music and the moments 😭😭😭

Everything I have read about Admiral Yamamoto says that he was a great and honorable man. Sad that he had to die but his soul will rest in peace and his name will live on as long as there is a Japan.

That day Yamamoto felt the hand of the GIANT that he woke up !!!

Wish we had more access to more Japanese movies that aren't anime here in the US. Despite the obvious faults the production quality is quite good. I've seen a couple Japanese movie clips here on RU-vid and I've been impressed enough to watch one or two full movies if it was available on RU-vid.

I read up a bit about Yamamoto and he had already predicted that Japan would lose in a war against the US long before it began, and was thus against the idea when it was brought up by the army. He also opposed the Tripartite pact with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy. This made him an nuisance to the militarists in the army who wished for Japan to go to war against the collective West. He was frequently threatened with assassination by the Imperial Japanese Army and its supporters. Yamamoto was never afraid though, acting with indifference to any potential assassination attempts as he viewed his own life as ultimately not that important in the grand scheme of things. His hand was forced in leading the charge against America despite his protests, and ultimately his prediction that the war would be a losing one was becoming increasingly obvious by 1943. I think it is correct that Yamamoto predicted his own demise would come sooner or later. He ultimately knew which way the war was going but he couldn't do anything to stop it. These factors probably made Yamamoto accept the risky transfer as he had already accepted that ultimately he was living on borrowed time and perhaps it would even be preferrable for the Americans to shoot him down so he could die an honourable death and not need to witness his predictions of an Japan in utter defeat becoming the visible reality.

A hit from a 50 cal will blow a person in half. Glorifying Yamamoto's death does not change the fact he was the enemy and he had to die. Japan was never the same after the shoot down. And one has to wonder what he was thinking just before he saw Lt. Barber's P-38 shoot him down: "How did the US know?!" I know I think of the Bataan Death March!

You get the impression that Yamamota knew this was coming, he could see the writing on the wall regardless of what was achieved at and he knew America and Americans personally as he went to Harvard and was naval attachee in DC for Japan. All them P-38s were a big surprise for all, except Yamamota as he knew the Americans would get even

Operation Flyswatter. A bitter and denigrating name for the death of a brave and skilled commander. I'm no fan of the Japanese in War Two, but I can respect an enemy of Yamamoto's quality. I completely understand why those in charge of the operation named it that way. Wars tend to bring out the worst in us. Isoroku Yamamoto deserves to be remembered in the same light as Erwin Rommel, a man on the opposite side who was doing his duty as well as he could.

Never let the facts get in the way of a good story. "The noble foe dying a noble death." Beats the heck out of, "Bring me the brown trousers."

Good job !

Yamamoto died like a tiger and a leader. But I felt really bad for the pilot who was watching the death of his chief but can not do anything to save him because he was helpless.

Admiral Yamamoto attended Harvard and had the opportunity to travel throughout the United States prior to World War II. He was fully aware of the industrial capacity of the United States and of the sheer, utter futility of defeating the United States in a protracted war. He failed his country given his failure to convince his superiors of the impossibility of prevailing against the United States.

nice shot

Such a wonderfully done scene

Адмирал! Мы помним тебя и чтим тебя! Ты погиб как подобает воину. Твоя страна была не права, но это не важно. Ты великий воин. Таким тебя будут помнить.

It's a touching scene, but after the war he would have hanged anyway, and knew it. This was, at least, a soldier's death. I also respect that the Japanese can come to grips with the war and make a film like this.

Yamamoto in my heart!!! BANZAI

David Bergamini in his book stated that the itinerary for Yamamoto's tour of inspection was broadcast in a code known to have been broken by the Americans. In other words he committed a kind of suicide. If so, it perhaps does not reflect so well on him that he chose to take others to their death also. You could say that an individual suicide would have been impossible for him, but the authorities would have hushed it up had he chosen to do so.

Death is the END... The end of Life.. Those who Glorify Death are young. Wait to you get to My age.. Life is a gift Don't wast your life ... or any other.

Those p38 look gorgeous

Where can I find this full movie ? I can not find it on prime or other services I have. I would love to watch this whole film and learn more about Admiral Yamamoto.

Very powerfull scene.

Beautifully shot scene, with excellent music. Despite historical inaccuracies. Loved the planes and the sadness of the music.

Rest well, Admiral. Goodbye. You were an honorable man.

The music is really perfect...

Amazing movie footage , very realistic.

Yamamoto took a .50 round to the head. It wouldn't have been this neat of a death, given that. It would have removed most of his head.

I fear all we have done is to awaken a sleeping giant and fill him with a terrible resolve. Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto .

演出、サウンド素晴らしい

What's the name or the soundtrack of the music at the end?

almirante yamamoto 😭😭😭😭😭 un héroe todo un héroe

They knew their cause was lost when a supposedly faulty allied fighter easily cleaned their clocks.

I would like to think that in the last moments before the plane hit, Yamamoto, who himself was a brilliant tactician, smiled ruefully at the beauty of the operation that killed him. One unknown act of respect toward the American pilots.

The CGI of this movie is really good and has aged really well considering it was released in 2011.

Así murió un héroe.

As a American I have total respect for Yamamoto!

Top ten saddest anime deaths

The CGI in this 12 years old movie is absolutely great. It has realistic, historical feeling. Much better than blockbusters like Midway, Red Tails etc. In those cases, it looks more like Star Wars, not WW2 movie.

Покойся с миром!

In real life he got shot through the face as well, but I guess I can understand how it would have changed the scene if they'd included that detail.

A Noble Tribute.

Probably the only time the P-38 was ever used for it's actual designed purpose. Nice depiction of the intercept

Слава истинному самураю Ямамото!

We did what we had to do! Respect for the Admiral and infinity glory for our brave pilots God bless America!

This scene scores very well with The Bee Gees song Staying Alive.

My father RIP served in the Pacific Theater and told me little about his war experience. One thing he did say was that the GIs loved the P-38s as much as the Japanese feared the P-38s. I think that Ted Williams flew one during WW2

Нет ли смерти чище и храбрее, чем с мечом в руках?!

Well Done! Our 3rd Fastest Fighter of the War, Third only to the P.47D Thunder Bolt, and the P.51 Mustang. She Flew 416 Miles Per Hour. Begin Life in 1939 in the U.S. Army Air Corps. and Served for 10 Years. Retired from the U.S. Air Force in 1949. The most Heavily Armed Fighter we had. She carried 4 50 Caliber Machine Guns, and 1 20mm Cannon in the Nose. Those fine Pilots flew over 400 Miles both Ways. Well Done. Paul

Wow!

Good

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Oregonian Captain Rex Barber fired the fatal shots. For his service in Operation Vengeance he received the Navy Cross.

What I find amazing is that t Yamamoto spoke fluent English and under different circumstances he probably could have talked his way out of all of this quite easily. Just some food for thought

respect...

That’ll teach him to attack pearl harbour

so basically you just have 3 fighter planes to protect a Supreme commander? what kind of mind is that

Full disclosure: I have not served in our Armed Forces. But I have observed many people not understanding the Military concept of "Duty". In the Japanese cultural ethos, that concept goes way beyond our understanding of the term (to our benefit). So he could know Japan was likely to suffer defeat, but that would not prevent him from committing his maximum effort to secure his country's victory. Truly a tragic hero...

Enemy or not, bravery is bravery.

This was a sad movie… 😢😢😢

Nice, but a little poetic license here. The USAAF pilots discovered, much to their surprise, that there were two GM4 "Betty's" rather than the one they were briefed on. None knew which plane Yamamoto was in, so obviously they went for both. There were only two passes made at the bomber Yamamoto was in. He was likely killed on the first pass made by Lt Rex Barber. The second pass was made by Capt Thomas Lamphier. Lamphier later claimed credit for the kill, although other members of the flight disputed the claim. Markedly, Barber never said a thing, until much later. He petitioned the Air Force decades after the event and the subsequent review of the statements resulted in the claim going to Barber. A later visit to the crash site confirmed Barber's description of his passed based on bullet strikes on the aircraft, still visible today. Yamamoto was likely killed immediately. He was struck in the back of the skull by one .50 cal round which exited his lower jaw (again, angle of attack matched Barber's description). Despite this horrific injury, his body was thrown clear of the aircraft was very recognizable when his remains were recovered. Oh, and the inside of a GM4 Bomber is so incredible loud that the crew can hardly speak to each other, let alone sit in the quiet and reflect on life.

He also must of thought,"what a mess japan has gotten into"

これは映画館で見て鳥肌がたった。

That god damn Yamamoto

The sad, soulful music at the end almost made me feel sorry for Yamamoto…..ALMOST!

02:50 stay calm's death

As someone once said about the Waffen-SS, being willing to die for a cause does not make that cause right. Yamamoto was serving a Japanese military machine responsible for the deaths of 20-30 million Chinese; and he planned a sneak attack on a country with whom Japan was officially at peace.

good job :)

I think they took a couple liberties here on the attack that killed him. Firstly he was flying on an inspection tour to visit the essential fuel depots in upper Papua new Guinea. Secondly, it was known and sent to the base that he was visiting and to prepare for his arrival. This is how the Americans found out about a week ahead of time and were able to plan. Thirdly he was warned about traveling by air as the supreme commander as just a standard pretext. Fourthly, he was thought to be safely outside the range of American fighters as they only had a range of about 200Miles and he was about 350 miles away from the nearest allied base. What the Japanese didnt know is that the P38 mission to attack him used drop fuel tanks to extend their range. Fifthly, his escorts were utterly surprised by the attack. Lastly there were not 1 G4M bomber but 2. One as a decoy and another with him in it. It was thought that the plane was hit on the first past and then 5 minutes later on the 2nd pass he was killed instantly.

I always thought it was ironic that an American /50 cal round took the guy out. In the 90s, I met a vet who'd been on the Arizona when it went down at Pearl Harbor and was blasted off the deck when her magazines went up. We discussed this mission for a few minutes and he said, "I just hope he was [crapping] his pants and shaking like a leaf when that round went through his head."

Irl he took 2 .50 rounds one through the back and one somehow through the jaw exiting above his left eye he must have been a mess

This was sad I almost cried when the plane crash even though it was the enemy if Yamamoto was the emperor he would have avoided war at any cost he cold that emperor was evil