they were trained to resist the american revolution using bamboo speers. in the background you see a lot of army leadership. this was an official program. this is sponsored by the government. this is required by the government. is there a way out for japan at this point? their chances of resisting the invasion to actually stop the invasion aren't good. so what are the possibilities of getting out of this thing? >> talk to the soviets. >> talk to the soviets. see if they can't get soviet medication. the japanese do not understand the agreements that have been made between the american, british, and soviet leaders. the soviets are going to enter the pacific war. the japanese under estimate stalin's interest in regaining territory that the japanese took from russia in the war of 1904-1905. their thinking is maybe we can come to a balance of power arrangement. if they prop us up now they can help negotiate our way out of the war with the mrns, we'll help them out later on, that is what we're going to tell them. they get the soviets to mediate an end to the war