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The 1970 film — a joint American and Japanese production — is considered one of the most accurate depictions of events leading up to the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. Expected to attract hundreds, the showing on the 61st anniversary of the attack was to serve as a fund-raiser for the Fort MacArthur Military Museum in San Pedro.

Amazing. Somehow in the late 1960s, Americans and Japanese were able to put this film together without any reports of hurt feelings on either side. Today, however, why... that movie might make someone feel *uncomfortable*.

Cancelled due to a conflicting event? Suuure.

I recall the Confederate Air Force (now the Commemorative Air Force) being pressured into skipping its "Hiroshima" aerial program, featuring the only flying B-29, due to similar concerns. The odd thing is, the same people who were upset about the non-nuclear "mushroom cloud" were all cheering during the CAF's "Tora, Tora, Tora" "reenactment". It seems they approve of the way the war in the Pacific began, but not the way it ended. That being the case, why is anyone concerned about the movie?

Maybe it's more the "time-warp" thing, with all the period uniforms, automobiles and such. That might stir up feelings of national pride and patriotism... can't have that.

"The 1970 film — a joint American and Japanese production — is considered one of the most accurate depictions of events leading up to the 1941 Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. "

I have an anecdote about the film.
In 1969, an old friend was on a navy ship steaming back from Vietnam, approaching Pearl Harbor just after dawn.

Over their heads, just above the masts of the ship flew a formation of Japanese torpedo bombers. They were headed into the full-scale recreation of the Pearl Harbor attack for Tora, Tora, Tora. He said it was a chilling experience for its reality and authenticity.

I recall the Confederate Air Force (now the Commemorative Air Force) being pressured into skipping its "Hiroshima" aerial program, featuring the only flying B-29, due to similar concerns.

That was in 1976, I believe. I lived in Harlingen Texas at the time and went to their airshows every year. I think Paul Tibbets, who flew the Enola Gay, was at the controls of the plane that day too.