I found the sound track difficult to understand,so perhaps this comment doesn't make sense; however, I got the impression that after Lomax admits to building the radio, the important thing for him is that he gets to hear about American bombing of Japanese cities and homes and so forth, and this leads him to an understanding of the Japaanese point of view. Is there any historical basis to this, or is this just some "moral equivalencee" input from the scriptwriter?
shareI think you misinterpreted the scene.
The Japanese wanted him to admit to, and give up others, being involved in subterfuge. The prisoners weren't doing that, they were listening to the radio. Then he tells them the truth that the Japanese were losing the war and their homeland was in terrible shape. They didn't want to hear and didn't want to believe that either. They found it infuriating.
I think the scene shows that even though they got the truth they were too fanatical to believe it. It's also a general condemnation of torture.
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... even though they got the truth they were too fanatical to believe it.Yes, this is even reinforced at the end when old Nagase essentially admits that they, as well as the Japanese high command, didn't want to face up to the fact that Japan was losing the war.🐭 share