The Secret Battlefield (Original Soundtrack)

[Machine Translation]

Director, Screenplay, and Editor: Yuya Ishii x A Star-Studded Cast Led by Sosuke Ikematsu x Music: Taro Iwashiro
This film depicts the human anguish of those torn between sound reasoning and political expediency, and between reason and passion.

[Track List]
01. Prologue to World War II
02. The Stirrings of History
03. Paranoia
04. Blade of Militarism
05. Opaque Mirror
06. Countdown to Pearl Harbor
07. One-Way Street in the Dark
08. Fears of Extinction
09. Pilgrimage to the War Dead
10. Taking Aim
11. Family Portrait
12. The End of Pretense
13. A Sketch in the Color of Tears
14. Harmony of the Soul
15. Lamentation and Repentance
16. In Memoriam of the War Dead
17. Epilogue to World War II


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Four months before the attack on Pearl Harbor-the future of "Japan's inevitable defeat" was already in sight.
What exactly had engulfed us?

Based on the non-fiction book *Defeat in the Summer of Showa 16* by Naoki Inose, this human drama depicts the "Total War Research Institute"-a real organization that once existed in Japan-and the events leading up to the outbreak of war between Japan and the United States. This is the complete version of the NHK Special "Simulation: The Defeat of Summer Showa 16," which aired in August 2025, featuring approximately 40 minutes of additional scenes added to the drama segment.
April 1941 (Showa 16) . An organization called the "Total War Research Institute" existed, bringing together elites from across Japan. Handpicked from the bureaucracy, the military, and the private sector, they were the "best and brightest" set to lead the next generation. Their mission was to "predict" the outcome of a war against the United States and other nations. After compiling vast amounts of data and repeating simulations amid anguish and passion, what they saw was-
a shocking scenario of Japan's "overwhelming defeat," in which nearly everything-except for the atomic bombings-came true.
The cast features an all-star lineup led by Sosuke Ikematsu as the protagonist, Ujita, alongside Taiga Nakano, Takenori Iwata, Aoi Nakamura, Takahiro Miura, Hayato Kunimura, Ryuta Sato, Yosuke Eguchi, and Koichi Sato. Yuya Ishii serves as director, screenwriter, and editor. The music is composed by Taro Iwashiro, marking their third collaboration following *The Moon* and *Why Do People Write Love Letters?*. Amid the palpable tension, his profound score masterfully expresses the anguish of people torn between justice and political expediency, reason and passion.

- Taro Iwashiro
Active across a wide range of genres, including television, film, animation, video games, and theater. He won the Japan Academy Prize for Outstanding Music for *Blood and Bones* (04), *Shigure* (05), *Spring Snow* (05), *Ask Rikyu* (13), *Fukushima 50* (20), and *The God of Cinema* (21) . He has also composed music for director John Woo's *Red Cliff* series (08, 09), *The Crossing* series (14, 15), and *Man Hunt* (17), as well as Bong Joon-ho's *Memories of Murder* (03), and has earned high acclaim internationally. His major recent film scores include *The Village* (23), *The Moon* (23), *Righteous Desire* (2023), *The Neck* (2023), *Rough Love* (2024), *A Love Letter After 35 Years* (2025), *No Return* (2025), *Snow Wind* (2025), *Light of the Harbor* (2025), and *Why Do People Write Love Letters?* (2026) . Since 2018, he has been planning "Sogeki"-a new form of theater blending drama and music-and has been staging performances based on his own original concepts, compositions, and performances.

Product Number:RBCP-3639
JAN:4545933136397

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