I agree with a poster that telegraphing the date at the beginning was a mistake, right before Hiroshima was bombed.
I also can't see how it was relevant since nobody here knew the war was about to end. This could have been set in April 1945 for the difference it would make to the characters and story.
Anyway, the story's pretty basic, the rookie Lieutenant gets to see the war from the other side, and that's about it.
It was weird how well Stockwell was made up to be Japanese. Like another reviewer, I thought it was a different character in those scenes!
I also can't see how it was relevant since nobody here knew the war was about to end. This could have been set in April 1945 for the difference it would make to the characters and story.
Anyway, the story's pretty basic, the rookie Lieutenant gets to see the war from the other side, and that's about it.
It was weird how well Stockwell was made up to be Japanese. Like another reviewer, I thought it was a different character in those scenes!