| Pride | |
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| Directed by | Shunya Itō |
| Written by | Hiroo Matsuda |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Yudai Kato |
| Edited by | Takeo Araki |
| Music by | Michiru Ōshima |
| Backgrounds by | Akira Naitō |
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Running time | 161 minutes |
| Country | Japan |
| Language | Japanese |
Pride (プライド 運命の瞬間;, Puraido: Unmei no Shunkan), also known as Pride: The Fateful Moment, is a 1998 Japanese historical drama directed by Shunya Itō. The film, based on the International Military Tribunal for the Far East of 1946–48, depicts Japanese prime minister Hideki Tojo (played by Masahiko Tsugawa) as a family man who fought to defend Japan and Asia from Western colonialism but was ultimately hanged by a vengeful United States. 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. 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 historical denialism.