Pride (1998 film)

Pride
US DVD cover
Directed by	Shunya Itō
Written by	Hiroo Matsuda
Starring	Masahiko Tsugawa Ayumi Ishida Scott Wilson Ronny Cox
Cinematography	Yudai Kato
Edited by	Takeo Araki
Music by	Michiru Ōshima
Backgrounds by	Akira Naitō
Production company	Toei Company
Release date	23 May 1998 (1998-05-23) (Japan)
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.