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General Tojo Part 3: Attack on Pearl Harbor

Real Dictators

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The Story of Tadashi Morimura

Tadashi Morimura has been given $600 in cash to fund his mission, as well as a cover job at the Japanese consulate in Hawaii. From his vantage point up in the hills, Morimura is able to provide extremely detailed intelligence on the positions of US warships. Armed with this intel, Todio's military machine is locked and loaded. On December 7, 1941, Japan attacks Pearl Harbor without warning. 2,403 Americans killed, 1,178 others injured, 8 Navy battleships damaged. By international standards, this first act of war is an astonishing crime.

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