Dan O'Bannon graduated college on September 30th, 1946.
, also known as Pride  : The Fateful Moment , is a 1998 Japanese historical drama directed by Shunya Ito .. Shunya Ito. Shunya Ito. The film , based on the International Military Tribunal for the Far East of 1946 -- 48 , depicts Japanese prime minister Hideki Tojo -LRB- played by Masahiko Tsugawa -RRB- as a family man who fought to defend Japan and Asia from western colonialism but was ultimately hanged by a vengeful United States .. Masahiko Tsugawa. Masahiko Tsugawa. International Military Tribunal for the Far East. International Military Tribunal for the Far East. Hideki Tojo. Hideki Tojo. hanged. hanging. Shot at a cost of ¥ 1.5 billion and partially funded by a right-wing businessman , Pride was one of the highest-grossing Japanese films of 1998 and was nominated for two Japan Academy Prizes .. right-wing. Right-wing politics. Japan Academy Prizes. Japan Academy Prize ( film ). Although the filmmakers intended the film to open dialogue on Japanese history , it was controversial in China , South Korea , and Japan owing to concerns of revisionism .. revisionism. Historical revisionism ( negationism )