The drama followed Tojo during the three months leading up to the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941, which brought the United States into the war. Tojo is seen conferring on military plans with Emperor Hirohito, who is usually portrayed in Japan as a detached observer with little responsibility for the war. After the war, the occupying United States allowed Hirohito t... (展开全部) The drama followed Tojo during the three months leading up to the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec 7, 1941, which brought the United States into the war. Tojo is seen conferring on military plans with Emperor Hirohito, who is usually portrayed in Japan as a detached observer with little responsibility for the war. After the war, the occupying United States allowed Hirohito to remain on the throne but Tojo was tried and executed as a war criminal. The drama portrayed Tojo as a reluctant leader who struggled to reach a decision and showed Hirohito as hesitant about war. “This drama is meant to tell how we went into the cruel war,” said the special’s producer Yasuo Yagi, adding that it resembled Japan’s “irresponsible” politics at present. “I hope it conveys a hint about our country’s future.” It was the second in a series of World War II documentary-dramas produced by TBS which in March featured victims of the devastating U.S. air raids on Tokyo. (http://www.japantoday.com/)