1942年6月, 日本偷襲珍珠港僅六個月後，美國海軍在中途島環礁附近擊敗日本帝國海軍的攻擊艦隊，以沉沒艘航空母艦為代價，取得了一舉擊沉日本主力航空母艦四艘、巡洋艦艘的決定性勝利，對日本艦隊造成了毀滅性的破壞，歷史學家稱之為"人類海戰歷史上最令人震驚和決定性的打擊"。

This war drama depicts the U.S. and Japanese forces in the naval Battle of Midway, which became a turning point for Americans during World War II.

Lt. Koji Kitami is a navigator-bombardier in Japan's Naval Air Force. He participates in the Japanese raid on the U.S. Naval Base at Pearl Harbor in 1941 and is welcomed with pride in his hometown on his return. As Japan racks up victory after victory in the Pacific War, Kitami is caught up in the emotion of the time and fights courageously for the standard of Japanese honor. But his assuredness of his government's righteousness is shaken after the Japanese navy is defeated in the debacle of Midway.

The Japanese attack on Midway in June 1942, filmed as it happened. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2006.

Interviews with two veteran survivors of the pivotal battle of WWII