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The defeat in the Battle of Midway directly announced the failure of the Japanese forces in the Pacific theater. Despite their desperate resistance, the Japanese still held onto the southernmost small island of Japan—Sulphur Island. This seemingly insignificant small island witnessed the most brutal war of the Pacific in World War II. Lieutenant General Takeichi Nishi (played by Ken Watanabe) was the commander of the Japanese forces on Sulphur Island, responsible for the last line of defense for the Japanese. General Nishi vigorously reformed the outdated practices and shortcomings within the Japanese army and designed a comprehensive strategy to counter the Americans, focusing on delaying tactics. Although he and the 20,000 Japanese soldiers were united in their efforts, facing 40,000 American soldiers who had complete air superiority, Nishi knew this would be a war with no return. Before the final battle, Nishi wrote his final letter home...