Appointment in Tokyo

The Unauthorized History of the Pacific War

Captain William Toti, USN

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🗓️ 12 May 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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This week Seth introduces a really good documentary film produced right after the war by General MacArthur's command entitled Appointment in Tokyo. The film focuses on Mac's theater of the Pacific war from the Fall of the Philippines to the surrender aboard USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay in 1945. Another couple weeks before the start of Season Six. Stand by! #wwiihistory #ww2 #usnavy #usa #usarmy #medalofhonor #enterprise #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #cv6 #midway #wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #worldwar2 #usnavy #usnavyseals #usmc #usmarines #saipan #usa #usarmy #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #battleship #battleships #ussenterprise #aircraftcarriers #museum #essex #halsey #taskforce38 #wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #usnavy #usa #usarmy #medalofhonor #enterprise #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #cv6 #midway #wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #worldwar2 #usnavy #usnavyseals #usmc #usmarines #saipan #usa #usarmy #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #battleship #battleships #ussenterprise #aircraftcarriers #museum #hollywood #movie #movies #books #mastersoftheair #8thairforce #mightyeighth #100thbombgroup #bloodyhundredth #b17 #boeing #airforce wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #usnavy #usa #usarmy #medalofhonor #enterprise #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #cv6 #midway #wwii #wwiihistory #ww2 #worldwar2 #usnavy #usnavyseals #usmc #usmarines #saipan #usa #usarmy #aircraft #aircraftcarrier #battleship #battleships #ussenterprise #aircraftcarriers #museum #hollywood #movie #movies #books #oldbreed #1stMarineDivision #thepacific #Peleliu #army #marines #marinecorps #worldwar2 #worldwar #worldwarii #leytegulf #battleofleytegulf #rodserling #twilightzone #liberation #blacksheep #power #prisoner #prisonerofwar #typhoon #hurricane #weather #iwojima#bullhalsey #ace #p47 #p38 #fighter #fighterpilot #b29 #strategicstudying #tokyo #boeing #incendiary #usa #franklin #okinawa #yamato #kamikaze #Q&A #questions #questionsandanswers #history #jaws #atomicbomb #nuclear #nationalarchives #nara #johnford #hollywood #fdr #president #roosevelt #doolittle #doolittleraid #pearlharborattack #salvaged #medalofhonor #tarawa #malayalam #singapore #guadalcanal #china #burma #oil

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0:00.0	The
0:07.0	The Okay, guys, as we got two more weeks of filler material here for you, we're going to present two documentaries.
0:44.0	One this week and one next week from my massive collection of archival footage.
0:48.9	These are wartime documentaries or documentaries that were made immediately after the war.
0:53.5	And the first one is called Appointment in Tokyo.
0:56.0	This was produced under the auspices of one general Douglas MacArthur.
1:01.0	So it figures that he plays a prominent role in it.
1:05.0	That being said, the archival footage itself is amazing.
1:07.0	The film itself is really, really good.
1:10.0	And it portrays Max's side of the war
1:12.0	in the Southwest Pacific all the way to the surrender on board the USS Missouri in September
1:16.3	1945. So this is a really good film. Hope you guys enjoy it. See you soon. February 1942, Japanese objective Corregador.
1:52.0	Corregador. A president's order to leave.
2:15.6	A soldier's promise to return. A soldier's promise to return.
2:19.3	A soldier's hope.
2:22.3	An appointment in Tokyo. May 5th, 1942, the enemy lands on Corregador.
2:56.6	General Jonathan Wainwright, defender of the rock. Skinny Wainwright's pen Batan, the death march. The Death March. The Japs moved on.
4:00.3	Until Australia itself lay open to invasion.
4:16.0	At his Melbourne headquarters, General MacArthur faced grim facts.
4:22.0	Against nearly 3,000 Jap planes, he had barely 500.
4:28.0	Against Jap millions, he had 11 poorly equipped divisions.
4:33.6	Australians, Americans. Against him were thousands of miles of Jap-infested islands and
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